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Soie d´Alger

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Au Ver à Soie Soie d’Alger® (pronounced “swa-dal-jay”) is a 7-strand spun silk with a moderate lustre, smooth, soft. It is available in a range of 620 colours available from stock.

It is made of the best quality spun silk (called strusas) which gives it an unrivalled regularity, lustrous and softness. Contrary to our competitors, our thread does not snarl in the needle and has a good tensile strength. It resists also very well to abrasion. We make great care, great pains to see that this product is properly made. It is considered as a reference thread in all needlework activities.

Dyed in skeins to guarantee an homogeneous colour, it is put on cones, 5 m pull-skein, 45 m. hank.

In 1890, our Soie d’Alger colour chart had 2688 different colours gathered in 107 sets. It is precisely this chart which is used to add new colours.

Hand applications :

Carpets, tapestries and embroideries restoration and creation.

Trimmings

Cross stitch, counted thread, needlepoint, embroidery, Hardanger, lace making, blackwork, ribbon embroidery, stumpwork

Smocking, quilting, crazy quilting, crewel

Miniature

Machine applications :

Weaving

Knitting

Embroidery

Large topstitching (on fabrics)

Tricks of the trade to use easily the Soie d’Alger in hand embroidery works :
- To avoid abrasion use 45 cm maximum of thread to embroider.
- We recommend also to smear your hands with Au Ver à Soie hand cream to have them as soft and smooth as possible. It will make easier your work.
- We also put a film of this cream on your thread so that you will reduce the frictional force

The logo and name "Au ver à soie", the trade-mark "Au ver à soie" are registered by Au ver à soie SA. Paris-France.
Contact us : info@auverasoie.com

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