Garnet Collection - Shinju Silk Thread

You're lucky if your birthday is in January and garnet is your birthstone.  There are several lovely photos of cut garnet on the Gemological Institute of America (GIA.edu) website--CLICK HERE Who knew the stone came in so many colors of red?!

Inspired by the Garnet stone's many shades of reds, we've put together a Garnet Collection in Shinju for your stitching pleasures.

Garnet collection includes:
    1 skein Shinju (#5 perle), color #21 Pondicherry
    1 skein Shinju (#5 perle), color #20 Bordello
    1 skein Shinju (#5 perle), 65 Roses color* "Munstead Wood"
    1 skein Shinju (#5 perle), color #45 Diva
    1 skein Shinju (#5 perle), color #43 Harlequin

*Treenway Silks donates a minimum 10% of sales to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, in honor of Andrea's angels, to help find a cure for cystic fibrosis (CF)

50 yards (1/2 skein fits onto a standard sewing machine bobbin)

Details about Shinju—100% Spun Silk, tightly twisted

--similar in size to #5 perle
--3-ply thread, not designed to separate the strands
--precise twist aids in creating incredibly tight stitches
--the beauty of this thread is amplified when stitching knots, such as Bullion Knots, Bullion Loops, French Knots and Bullion Roses to name just a few
--suitable for decorative stitches on 13- or 18-mesh canvases

Hand-dyed in Colorado--color fast. We use acid dyes with heat and then rinse until water runs clear.
Wash in tepid or cool/cold water.

The silk is from the Bombyx mori silk worm, often referred to as "mulberry" silk.
"Shinju" means pearl in Japanese.