Soie d'Alger® (SDA)
Base yarn : Au Ver a Soie® Soie d’Alger®
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brand dyed by BIZ
material: 
100% silk
recommended needles : the needle size depends on the number of single threads used
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Embroidery needle 1-9, Woolpoint Embroidery Needle 14-18, Tapestry Needle 18-28, Tapestry Needle 3-7
packaging: Snap spool on Paper Pin
Length : 5m
Care instructions
Color chart
100% silk
recommended needles : the needle size depends on the number of single threads used
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Embroidery needle 1-9, Woolpoint Embroidery Needle 14-18, Tapestry Needle 18-28, Tapestry Needle 3-7
packaging: Snap spool on Paper Pin
Length : 5m
Care instructions
Color chart
- 7 thread
- divisible
- spun silk
- spun from short silk threads
- only slightly twisted
- matt sheen
- remains intact even after washing/ironing
- Relatively “elastic”
- lays well on the embroidery base
- Single thread slightly thicker than 1 thread Cotton mouliné
- much softer and “fluffier” than cotton mouliné
- Two-dimensional effect, the individual thread is not so clearly visible
Popular stitches and techniques for
Soie d'Alger®
Needlepoint
- Tapestry embroidery
- CrossStitch
- Beadwork
- Blackwork
- Silk gauze embroidery
- Needlepoint
- Wessex embroidery
Surface Embroidery
- Appliqué
- Japanese embroidery techniques
- chinese needle painting
- Hedebo
- Damask embroidery
- Beadwork
- Stumpwork
- Whitework
- Soft Shading
- Tapestry shading
Other textile techniques
- Braided ribbons
- Crochet
- Bobbin Lace
- cords
- Kumihimo
- Beadwork
- Tassels
- Quilting
- Knitting
- Weaving
- Twisted buttons
- Dorset buttons
