sewing silk

The best medium of exchange seemed to be the little skeins of sewing-silk which I had been careful to bring.

For a moment, as if his thoughts were far elsewhere, he played with a morsel of sewing-silk which he had picked up from the floor.

To keep Thread, Sewing-silk, &c.—In making up linen, thread is much preferable to cotton.

Instead of sewing-silk, standards had best be worked with chenille, such as comes on purpose for embroidering.