Compare Filament and Spun Silk

SILK THREAD, YARN & TAPE | SILK SETS SALE | Sale ends Monday November 27

Silks: Griffin Jewe;ry Silk, Kanagawa & Fujix Tire Silk, Madeira Silk Floss

Silk is an amazing protein based fiber, produced by silkworms for their cocoons. It is tough, luminescent and long lasting. Silk is a naturally made product and the quality of the filaments depends on the silk worm race, diet and the climate. The final quality of the silk also depends on the processing of the raw material and the care and skill of the factory where the thread is made.
Filament silk is made out of continuous fiber and is also called reeled silk. Spun silk is made with silk strands of various length that are spun together. The length of the silk stands and the type of thread construction vary.

Not all silk is equal. High quality silk is a pleasure to work with. Low quality silk can be hard to work with. > Check blog posts on Making your own 2-ply cord Griffin Cord with a Needle Attached and Silk Tassels

REELED SILK - FILAMENT SILK
Filament silk is long lasting, strong, pliable and elastic, the perfect choice for any precious items or future heirlooms.

3-PLY TWISTED CORD, 1000 DENIER, #16 BUTTONHOLE WEIGHT & JEWELRY SILK
Kanagawa Anaito 1000 Denier Embroidery Silk Thread and Fujix Tire #16 Buttonhole Twist & Embroidery Silk Thread Colorfast. Will not shrink or bleed color when washed by hand or dry cleaned. Many uses and application, from embroidery to fly tying... with tassel making, crazy quilting, kumihimo, bead stringing and bead weaving in between... and of course for tailoring and buttonhole stitching. > Compare with Anaito and Temari Silks

Kanagawa Anaito 1000 Denier Embroidery Silk Thread

Fujix Tire Silk #16 Buttonhole Twist & Embroidery Thread

Anaito Kanagawa 1000 Denier and Fujix Tire #16 Buttonhole Embroidery Silk Thread

Kanagawa 1000 Denier Silk
163 Colors

Fujix Tire Silk #16
121 Colors

Kanagawa + Fujix Tire Silks
284 Colors

Kanagawa Anaito
Mini Card Set On SALE

Kanagawa Anaito Silk Cards | Compare Sizes

Spools of Fujix Tire Silk #16
12 Colors

DIY Tassels
Silk Tassel Free Tutorial

NEW Kanagawa Anaito
Mini Card Set | 30 Colors

Kanagawa Anaito Silk Spools | Special Dyes

Sankakusui-Koma Free Tutorial

aka Dragonboat or Berlingot
Free Tutorial

NEW Anaito KNK 1000 Denier Silk Spools
7 Special Dye and Twist Colors SETS on SALE

JINUI SILK - 100% FILAMENT 2-PLY SILK HAND STITCHING THREAD NEW
2-ply silk available in 25 vibrant colors. Designed originally for hand stitching and blind stitching by hand. Not quite as thin as regular silk thread for sewing machine. Perfect for applications such as very fine beading and for Korean Bojagi. Brand new to the USA. This is the thinnest silk thread we carry. Made by Kanagawa in Japan. Try it out!

Kanagawa Orizuru Jinui Silk Thread 100% Silk Filament 2-Ply Thread

Kanagawa Orizuru Jinui Silk
100% Filament 2-Ply Hand Stitching Silk Thread

25 Color Set in Box

SETS ON SALE

25 Colors

25 Color Set in Box

TEMARI SILK - 100% FILAMENT 2-PLY SILK EMBROIDERY THREAD
2-ply silk available in 27 vibrant colors. Designed originally for hand stitching, Temari balls embroidery, and other traditional Japanese designs. Perfect for other applications. This is the thickest filament silk thread we carry. Brand new to the USA. Try it out!

Temari Silk 100% Filament 2-Ply Embrodery Silk Thread

Temari Silk
100% Filament 2-Ply Embroidery Silk

GRIFFIN JEWELRY SILK On Special + Open Spools
3-ply silk available in spools. Designed for bead stringing, also great for chain stitch bead crochet, and making tassels.

Griffin Jewelry Silk
on Spools

Griffin Jewelry Silk on Spools

SPUN SILK

MADEIRA SPUN SILK - 4-STRAND FLOSS - 100% SILK
The Madeira Silk Floss is a high quality 100% pure silk 4-stand floss. It comes in 108 brilliant colors that are wash fast. It is a durable Swiss Mountain silk that is easy to work with for many applications such as needlework including cross-stitching, quilting, smocking and other precious work for which the highest quality silk floss is required. Other applications include kumihimo, braiding and micro-macrame...

Madeira Silk Floss
108 Colors

Four Strand Embroidery Floss
100% Silk
Swiss Mountain Grown

Madeira Silk Floss

SETS ON SALE

Madeira Silk Floss

108 Colors

100% SILK TAPE
Made out of spun silk thread laid side by side and bonded or glued together with a permanent root vegetable sizing into a tape about 2 mm wide. This silk tape reflects light. It is incredibly strong, and it has a no stretch. Great for bead crochet and multi strand bracelets and necklaces. Other applications will need to be tested...

Silk Tape for Jewelry Making, Crochet, and Multi Strand Bracelets and Neclaces

Silk Tape
Perfect for Bead Crochet
&
Multi Strand
Necklaces and Bracelets

Silk Tape

2 mm wide

9 Colors

SILKIE RIBBON - 45% silk, 38% viscose, 17% nylon SKEINS ON SALE
Perfect for kumihimo braids - Made and hand dyed in Thailand.

Silkie - Silk Ribbon

Hand Dyed in 6 Solid and Variegated Colorways

Braid Examples

Still not finding what you are looking for? Check the thread specification page, request samples, or contact us by email or phone.