Description: YLI100% Silk Thread 100 Weight 100 Meters of Thread per Spool YLI 100wt 100% Filament Silk Thread is 2 ply, 243 denier, and Tex 12. This is high quality filament thread and is manufactured in Japan by Kanagawa Co., Ltd. and re-wound by YLI at their plant in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The other colors are sourced directly from Japan and known as Kanagawa silk. The 100 wt spools contain 100 meters of silk thread and come in (7) seven different and vibrant colors. It is the easiest of silk threads to use due to its higher strength. It is used for hand piecing, embroidery and machine quilting, even on longarms. It is also used for wrapping fly and fishing rods as well as fly tying. Shipping and Handling Charges - are $4.23 for the purchase of a single spool of thread. Every additional spool is $0.05 additional for shipping and handling. If purchasing thread from differing listings, I will combine shipments so that additional spools of thread are calculated at $0.05 for shipping and handling. Although this should be done automatically. We ship via USPS to anywhere within the United States. After more than a decade I have settled on a pricing policy for shipping and handling that is fair to me and treats you in a manner in which I would want to be treated. Colors - we have the largest selection of colors outside of Japan. These swatches were professionally photographed under the same conditions. So while the colors are consistent under the photographic conditions we used; they may appear different on your screen. The most reliable color rendering can be obtained by viewing the largest photographs. Following are color swatches of what we offer. Available colors for YLI Silk Sparkle 100 wt / 1300 m Silk Thread G12 Natural White / Gold G15 Gold / Gold G23 Taupe Brown / Gold G39 Natural / Gold S24 Taupe Beige / Silver S32 Light Blue Grey / Silver S38 Dark Grey / Silver FAQsYLI Silk Threads What is Kanagawa silk versus YLI silk?Kanagawa silk is made and dyed by Kanagawa Co., Ltd of Japan.span. In case of #100 silk, YLI will directly import large cones of thread and rewind it onto spools at their plant in Rock Hill, SC. And at that time of this writing all #8, #30, #40 and #50 silks are imported on spools directly from Japan. But in the end analysis the only difference is in the spools. So what is the difference between a Kanagawa and YLI spools? The Kanagawa spools is 28 mm in diameter and 37 mm tall while a YLI spool is 32 mm in diameter and 33 mm tall. So a Kanagawa spool is taller and skinner than a YLI spool. For what is worth my wife prefers a YLI spool.What thread is suitable for making jewelry or string beads?It is known that 100 weight, 50 weight, and 30 weight YLI silk threads and not suitable for this application.span>However, #8 silk threads can be used for beading applications on material. So it may be suitable for string beads or jewelry. If not, you may be able to use it by twisting two or more strands of #8 silk thread together. Until someone tells me, I just do not know the complete answer to this question.Can this silk thread be used for fly tying or fly rod eye binding?Yes, I have personally used 100 weight Kanagawa silk threads for binding eyes to fishing rods. And my grandchildren have also used it on their rods beginning with their first fishing rod. I used a rod wrapping jig and the 100 weight silk. You just need to take some care with it so as to not snap the thread in the middle of a wrap. Kanagawa 30 weight and 50 weight silks are also used for this application and are stronger. These threads work equally well with bobbins. Do not use the @8 silk thread as it too highly twisted.What YLI silk thread is the strongest?The short answer from the strongest / thickest to the weakest / thinnest silk threads it is #8 Silk > #30 Silk > #50 Silk > #100 Silk. But to better understand why, it is helpful to understand some thread terminology. Weight – is a way of indicating the thickness of a thread. The most common weight system specifies the length of the thread in kilometers required to weigh 1 kilogram. Therefore, the higher the weight number, the thinner the thread. Denier – is a weight specification that states how many grams 9,000 meters of the thread weighs. The greater the denier number, the thicker the thread. The denier weight system also specifies the number of strands of the specified weight which were wrapped together to make the finished thread. Tex – is the mass in grams of 1,000 meters of thread. If 1,000 meters weighs 25 grams, it is tex 25. The larger the Tex number, the larger the thread. TexWeightDenier#8 Silk105 81000#30 Silk6030567#50 Silk2750243#100 Silk12100125 What size needle do I needle to use with silk thread?That, obviously, varies with the size of the silk thread so while I am at it, I may as well provide some additional information on each silk thread. Machine NeedleAvailable ColorsApplications#8 Silk90 – 100100Topstitching, Quilting, Beading Silk Ribbon Embroidery, Cross Stitch and Other Embellishments#30 Silk90 – 10035Hand Buttonholes, Topstitching, and Quilting; Rod Wrapping and Fly Tying#50 Silk80 – 9088Construction, Machine Quilting, and Embroidery; Rod Wrapping and Fly Tying#100 Silk60 – 70`67Machine Quilting, Hand or Machine Appliqué; Rod Wrapping and Fly Tying Can I machine wash an application made with YLI silk thread?Well you can wash it anyway you want, but I would not recommend it. My wife tells me to hand wash and drip dry or dry clean anything made with silk thread. And I trust and listen to my wife.How much thread is on a spool of Sparkle?That can be confusing as you will see it expressed in meters and yards and the numbers are not always correct. It is also puzzling when you see 20 meters of #8 silk selling for almost the same as 200 meters of #100. But if you consider that there is enough silk on that 20 meter card to produce 160 meters of #100 silk then the pricing is not out of line. The finer the silk thread the greater the manufacturing loss and the greater the amount of dye used so the remaining differences go away. But here is the amount on each card or spool that we sell. ProductLength#8 Silk20 Meters Per Card#30 Silk50 Meters Per Spool#50 Silk100 Meters Per SpoolSilk Sparkle100 Meters Per Spool#100 Variegated Silk200 Meters Per Spool#100 Silk200 Meters Per Spool
Price: 6.85 USD
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
End Time: 2024-01-21T15:20:52.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.23 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: YLI
Unit of Sale: Single
Type: Embroidery, Hand, Embroidery, Machine, General Sewing, Quilting, Hand, Quilting, Machine
Material: Silk
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Unit Quantity: 100 meter of filament and metallic silk
Suitable For: Hand Sewing, Sewing Machine, Fly Tying, Rod Wraping
Available Variations
Color: Natural White / Gold
Price: 6.85 USD
Available Quantity: 2
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Gold / Gold
Price: 6.85 USD
Available Quantity: 8
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Color: Taupe Brown / Gold
Price: 6.85 USD
Available Quantity: 6
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Natural / Gold
Price: 6.85 USD
Available Quantity: 7
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Color: Taupe Beige / Silver
Price: 6.85 USD
Available Quantity: 1
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Color: Light Blue Grey / Silver
Price: 6.85 USD
Available Quantity: 8
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Dark Grey / Silver
Price: 6.85 USD
Available Quantity: 7
Quantity Sold: 0