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Old 03-24-2014, 08:47 AM
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Jan in VA
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Mettler thread is "silk finished", not silk wrapped. This refers to the shiny finish seen on the thread; there is no actual silk in the thread, it's 100% cotton. I wish they didn't refer to it this way to confuse so many sewists.

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