Soie Gobelins - 4625

Quantity on Spool Each spool of Soie Gobelins has 50 meters of thread.  I am dyslexic and sometimes I switch the numbers when ordering.  I ended up with a group of these spools.  Oops for me is good for you! Thread Structure Soie Gobelins is a 2-ply highly twisted filament silk, supplied on the tube in a single strand.  It is usually used non-divided, straight from the spool.  In rare cases, it can be untwisted into the original two untwisted plies that then retain the kink in the ply from the twisting process.  This replicates the look of 18th century American samplers when using the untwisted silk for satin stitch.  Uses of Soie Gobelins Soie Gobelins is a highly versatile thread prized for its fine weight and tightly twisted structure. It is approximately the same thickness as Au Ver a Soie 100/3, twice the thickness of a strand of Soie Paris, and half the thickness of Soie Perlee. This makes it an excellent substitute for 100/3 in sampler work, while its tighter twist also makes it