1.Genuine gold yarn
Gold yarn overlaying material is the gold leaf with 99% purity by Gold.

2.Imitate gold yarn (metal yarn)

metal thread embroideries are of Eastern origin.
The gold and silver embroideries were made originally with genuine metal threads;These did not oxidize during centuries.

metal thread was produced with a drawing method in which a wire was made from the metal and that was rolled flat and wound on silk thread.The thickness of the metal thread was determined by the thickness of the silk thread inside.

The rolled metal band can be formed in different ways and according to them different effects can be reached.

For economical reasons mostly the so called stretched metal embroidery was used in which the metal yarn was not stitched through the material but an auxiliary thread fixed it.

In our days synthetic fibres are used instead of genuine metal (this is called Lyon thread).
This embroidery technique should be used only on frame.

Imitate gold yarn (metal yarn)