Benton & Johnson's threads are wonderful. Another source for wonderful metal thread (and silk) is The Japanese Embroidery Center (http://www.jecstore.com/). (Look under Other Thread/Real Gold)
The main difference between them, besides possibly from metal content/color, is that the Japanese gold thread's gold strip is wider than than B&J's, so you get a gold thread that is extremely reflective, but doesn't handle sharp turns as well as B&J's does; conversely, B&J's thread tends to be a bit more "sparkly" since the gold strip is narrower.
Of course, all depends on the effect you're after. I think you should just acquire samples of everything so you can wallow in the subtleties more efficiently. Just saying.
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Date: 2010-07-01 01:31 am (UTC)The main difference between them, besides possibly from metal content/color, is that the Japanese gold thread's gold strip is wider than than B&J's, so you get a gold thread that is extremely reflective, but doesn't handle sharp turns as well as B&J's does; conversely, B&J's thread tends to be a bit more "sparkly" since the gold strip is narrower.
Of course, all depends on the effect you're after. I think you should just acquire samples of everything so you can wallow in the subtleties more efficiently. Just saying.