2500 Silk Art China Natural 100% Mulberry Silk Floss Handmade Embroidery Woven Jewelry Threads DIY Kits 50 Colors 336 feet 10 Bunch SIX001

This silk floss is gorgeous! And the price is very good as well. The colors are so beautiful and silky and shiny. I think it's a real shame that it has so many low-star reviews because people don't know how to work with 100% silk thread. Yes, it's sticky but all silk thread is. Yes, it snags but it just as easily unsnags by brushing the thread with your fingers. I live in the desert and have massive issues with my skin peeling around my nails and the tips of my fingers but I am not having any more trouble with the thread snagging on my skin than I do with cottonhread. Nor am I having any more trouble dealing with untangling this thread than I do with regular cotton thread. In fact, when I get knots in this thread I can actually untangle it because it is so silky. I cannot do that with cotton thread.Dont let the bad reviews sway you. If you are interested in dipping your toes in traditional Chinese silk embroidery, this silk floss bundle is a great way to start, even if you get a kit that includes it's own silk thread. I highly recommend it.

I decided to jump right in and try silk after being far away from needle work for decades.After buying the many packs I then decided to read some reviews. I read mostly the bad reviews first and then got scared. I couldn't stop the delivery so I thought well, I can at least look at them before I decide.I then read the positive reviews. Thank you to those who took the time to explain how to unwrap them and handle the silk. It seemed to me easy, as they described the process.The floss arrived yesterday and I sat down and open one pave of loosely knotted thread. The knot, was barely a knot and it slid apart with east. I made sure I had no rough nails and that my skin was smooth. I easily slid one knotted end color away from the rest of the bundle by pulling the know slowly down and away, the one skein(PS) or knotted color easily pulled away with no tangling or knotting. I continued on and learned quickly how the silk works. It works easily if you pay attention and do not force anything.I was so surprised it was so easy, after reading the negative reviews I then smoothed one color of thread out at a time. Put the non-knotted end against a thread wrapping card. Wrapped the thread around and used the knotted end to secure it in place in the slit. I then packaged same colors together in sandwich baggies and packed them in a see through storage bin. I figure I will then work on getting the threads I need from them when I will use them. Beautiful colors lovely sheen and the feel is wonderful. I also got some silk ribbon ordered as well. I am going to love working with this thread. I love it already.

I received these in the mail a few weeks ago and I couldn’t be more happy. The delivery takes a while since it’s shipped from China but it arrived right when the estimated delivery date was, and with this affordable price, it was worth the wait. These silk threads are so vibrant and pretty! I ordered them to make headbands for handmade books, but I can imagine it will be beautiful as an embroidery. It comes with 10 color coordinated bundles that has 5 different colors, giving you 50 colors total. The bundles easily come apart into separate colors. Like others said in the reviews, it is pretty easy to get tangled and because they have such fine fiber and can get snagged on plastic edges or even hang nails and dry skin. But as long as you are patient and you take your time it’ll be fine. In fact, I kind of find it therapeutic to unravel the threads and wrapping them around a bobbin by hand. Plus, you really can’t beat this price for such quality threads. But after all, if you get irritated or inpatient easily, or simply don’t have time to spare, then this is not for you and you’re probably better off paying a bit more for something easier to manage.

The only positive aspect of this floss is its brilliant and vibrant color. Other than that, it is almost impossible to unravel from the tightly bound skein. Because of the variety of silk, it catches on any surface, gets its microscopic strands entangled with any surface, and frays or bunches with the slightest disturbance. The ends are almost impossible to find making the process of winding the thread on bobbins extremely difficult. It is pretty but almost impossible to use for hand embroidery.

Liking most of the colors. Very fine soft silk floss and YES it does take time to make a bobbin from each loose hank of silk. Lovely to work with if you have the patience.

I am modifying my review of the Mulberry Silk Embroidery Thread because I have seen so many negative reviews by people who purchased this product.I like the silk embroidery thread. And it is a thread, not a floss. What most or even all americans failed to realize or learn about, is the high and demanding special care and handling that pure and real silk commands.I spent a good deal of time studying and learning about silk. Yes, it is difficult to work with and yes, it is very sticky. But I learned to keep a hand lotion close by. When the silk sticks to my hands it's usually because they are too dry. Lotion corrects that. The properties of natural silk are second to none. I'm not wild about the skeins and the way that they are handled. But the product overall is actually amazing and I've come to really enjoy working with it. Time, patience, smooth hands and lotion are key to successful working with pure silk of any kind. Even a single silk strand separated from a silk thread is dozens of times stronger than cotton thread 20X thicker. And it is always soft, delicate and smooth to touch. Learn to use it correctly and you will be very happy with the results.