The list of extras Nicoie (Dugdale's) sent me included 700m of Gutterman Silk Thread and 500m of Tre Cerchi cotton thread, along with 5000m of white basting thread. I assume the silk is for hand work only and the cotton can be used for either hand or machine sewing.
For hand work (other than basting), do we use silk unless specifically directed to use cotton?
Hi David,
could you do me a favour and send me the numbers of both thread spindles, especially the one from Gütermann? Dugdales would take weeks (again) to send me the stuff, let alone taxes, customs etc. - so I would want to get those here in Germany. But since every shop is closed here, I can only order online - theose numbers would help a lot!
Cheers
Jeroen
I believe Rory also uses button thread, which I imagine is very strong. I can't recall what Rory uses for buttonholes, but some people use silk buttonhole twist. Some tailors also use an additional thread called "gimp," which is used as a base for the buttonhole stitches. Rory does not use gimp in his lesson. Instead, he shows another method in which he takes silk thread and twists it into a cord, I believe it's called "four cord." I was pleased to see him not use gimp because I've read that good gimp is getting hard to find. Gütermann made a gimp that some tailors liked, but which apparently has been discontinued. But Rory says the four cord lasts longer than gimp.