KnitSilk Silk-Cotton Fine Thread – Light Silver | 50g Cone | 1,500 Yards | 2/60 Nm
KnitSilk Silk-Cotton Fine Thread – Light Silver | 50g Cone | 1,500 Yards | 2/60 Nm
🧵 Light Silver, Fine Detail
Fine thread for detailed textile work. KnitSilk 2/60 Nm, 2-ply silk-cotton fine thread combines the lustre of silk with the natural character of cotton. The fibre composition is approximately 50–60% silk, with the balance cotton, approximately 40–50%. Each individual cone contains 50g of thread and approximately 1,500 yards.
Set a Light Silver cone beside your fabric and begin with a small motif, a fine outline or a delicate edge. Let the thread's subtle silk character complement the work while you test how it behaves with your fabric, tools and tension.
Light Silver · 2-ply · 2/60 Nm · 50g per cone · Approx. 1,500 yards per cone
This listing is for Light Silver. Select your existing pack quantity of 1, 2 or 5 cones; it is not a mixed-colour assortment. The series includes 16 catalogue colours, listed separately.
✨ Product Highlights
- 🧵 Fine 2-ply silk-cotton blend thread.
- 🌿 Approximately 50–60% silk and 40–50% cotton.
- 📏 2/60 Nm count, as supplied.
- 🧶 Approximately 1,500 yards on each 50g cone.
- 🎨 Light Silver is one of sixteen catalogue colours.
- 🪡 A considered option for detailed textile crafts; test compatibility first.
📋 Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Knitsilk |
| Product type | Silk-Cotton Fine Thread |
| Colour | Light Silver |
| Composition | Approximately 50–60% silk; balance cotton, approximately 40–50% |
| Construction | 2-ply |
| Count | 2/60 Nm |
| Net thread weight | 50g per cone |
| Approximate length | 1,500 yards per cone |
| Starting tools | 2mm needles / 2mm crochet hook; swatch and adjust |
| Pack choices | 1, 2 or 5 cones in this colour |
| Packing | Existing cone packing, unchanged |
🎨 Usage Details & Project Ideas
These are ideas, not guaranteed performance claims. Suitability depends on fabric, tools, tension and technique.
🪡 Embroidery
Try fine floral motifs, outlines, initials, borders and small decorative details on a compatible fabric.
🧵 Decorative stitching
Explore accent seams, visible mending details and ornamental stitch patterns where a fine thread is appropriate.
🧶 Crochet
Consider delicate motifs, small trims, edging, lightweight accessories or miniature decorative pieces. Make a swatch to confirm drape and handling.
✨ Lacework and tatting
Sample fine lace motifs, edging, doilies or small embellishments using your preferred tools and tension.
🖼️ Textile art
Use layered linework, small motifs and mixed-media fabric details. Test on a sample before committing to a finished piece.
🫧 Care & Compatibility
- Hand wash cold or use a gentle machine-wash cycle.
- Wash a small sample before treating a finished textile.
- Follow care guidance appropriate to the finished fabric and any additional materials.
- 2mm needles and a 2mm crochet hook are starting estimates, not a guaranteed gauge. Swatch and adjust for your technique.
- Sewing-machine compatibility and colourfastness have not been confirmed.
- Test ironing on a small sample if relevant to your project.
- Colour appearance can vary with screen and lighting.
❓ Is 50g the weight of the complete pack?
No. It is the net thread weight of one cone. Packs of 2 contain 100g net thread and packs of 5 contain 250g net thread. Packing and cone supports are separate from net thread weight.
❓ Does this listing contain all sixteen colours?
No. This is the Light Silver listing. The sixteen catalogue colours are Orange, Brown, White, Grey, Silver, Dark Green, Green, Navy Blue, Black, Royal Blue, Blue, Light Brown, Beige, Purple, Magenta and Light Silver.
❓ Is sewing-machine use confirmed?
No. Sewing-machine compatibility has not been specified. Do not assume compatibility without testing or manufacturer guidance. A gentle machine-wash care option does not establish sewing-machine compatibility.
| Specification | |
|---|---|
| Item Length | 1500 yd |
| Item Weight | 50 g |
| Package Dimensions | 18 cm x 6 cm x 6 cm |
| Package Weight | 100 g |
Light silver e Gray
Cotton e Silk
Cobweb e Super Fine
Gentle machine wash e Hand wash cold
2mm
2mm
Clothing, Embroidery, weaving, Sewing project e DIY craft project
