Silk thread, spun silk and bourrette

SPUN SILK
(The spun silk comes from the worsted silk spinning.)

• Alger silk, 7 strands, in a palette of 592 colours for embroidery and tapestry, available in 8 and 45 metre skeins or 100 gram hanks (About 390 metres). This silk is loosly plyed and can be split easily. It doesn't come from Algeria. The name "Alger" refers to a special domestic process.
• Silk 1003 for embroidery, tapestry and sewing available in 50, 150 and 1.000 metre reels.
• Silk 1302 for pillow lace and sewing available in 100,300 and 2.000 metre reels.
• Silk 602 for machine embroidery (African embroideries on jellabas.) available in 1.000 yard reels and 500 gram cones.
• Silk 102 for knitting. (5.000 metres per kilo.)
• Silk "Noppée" N°2 or 3 for weaving and knitting. (2.000 and 3.000 metres per kilo.)
• Tussah silk for weaving and knitting (3.000 metres per kilo.)
• Thaï silk for weaving and knitting (3.000 metres per kilo.)
• Silk "Twist" for weaving and knitting. (3.000 metres per kilo.)
• Silk "Bouclette" for embroidery, weaving and knitting. (1.600 metres per kilo.)

SILK BOURRETTE
(The bourrette is a by-product of the spinning process.)

• Silk bourrette 151 (15.000 metres per kilo.) for weaving.
• Silk bourrette 153 ( 5.000 metres per kilo.) for knitting and weaving.
• Silk bourrette 156 (2.500 metres per kilo.) for knitting.