
Soie Perlee - Single Tubes
Quantity on Spool Each tube is 16 meters long and can be sold on either plastic or wooden spools. A small stock of each color is maintained. However, plastic spools are being discontinued. Thread Structure Soit Perlee is a 3 ply twisted filament silk in a soft buttonhole twist with one continuous strand on the tube. It is usually used non-divided, straight from the spool. In rare cases, it can be untwisted into the original three untwisted plies that then retain the soft 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 Perlee Ideal for a variety of standard embroidery stitches, such as satin stitch and French knots, Soie Perlee is especially well-suited for creating flowers, dresses, drapes, leaves, and other larger pieces in needlelace or stumpwork. Soie Perlee is used for needlelace to emulate the thicker filament silk used in the 17th century where more coverage pe