Pearsall’s Silk Thread

Description

Pearsall’s Limited pure silk Naples threads are Organzine threads made from 20/22 denier Chinese Bombyx raw silk (8 filament). Their denier is 189. The size Naples is equivalent to 4/0. 50 Yds. Per Spool, except Black and Scarlet, which have 45 Yds. Per Spool.
Pearsall’s Limited has produced pure silk threads and flosses for over 220 years. Pearsall’s pure silk threads and flosses are produced from Chinese Bombyx raw silk. Therefore, unlike many silk threads and flosses made form waste silk, they have fiber lengths of hundreds if not thousands of meters. On the other hand, threads and flosses made from waste silk have fiber lengths of centimeters. Pearsall’s Limited’s pure silk threads and flosses are scoured to remove sericin and dyed by hand. They are not weighted by the addition of metallic salts.