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• YLI Japanese Silk Thread
  

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YLI silk rod wrapping thread.

50 weight Size A on 100 meter spools

The 50 wt Size A thread is heavier than the 100 wt YLI silk thread. This thread is 100% Filament thread from Japan giving it superior strength and a smoother more vibrant finish that spun threads. Thread Size Comparison Chart.

Excellent for rod wrapping classic bamboo fly rods. Japanese silks have long been recognized as the finest in the industry.

YLI winds many of the 50wt spools at their base in South Carolina. The other colors are directly sourced in Japan and known as Kanagawa silk, which is same thread, just different spool types.

A word about color names and numbers.

The thread names below are the primary color name with the secondary color name cross referenced from the Thread Color Chart in the Bamboo Rod Restoration Handbook by Michael Sinclair, where applicable, e.g. #078 (Antique Gold).

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*Actual spool dimensions are listed on the individual pages.

White Qty: $5.75	Black Qty: $5.75	#000 Winter White Qty: $5.75	#001 Maroon Qty: $5.75	#002 Garnet/Burgundy Qty: $5.75
#003 Dark Red   Qty: $5.75	#004 Bright Red (Chinese Red) Qty: $5.75	#005 True Scarlet   Qty: $5.75	#016 Pale Yellow   Qty: $5.75	#018 Bright Yellow   Qty: $5.75
#019 Goldenrod   Qty: $5.75	#020 Dark Blue Qty: $5.75	#022 Purple Qty: $5.75	#024 Eggplant Qty: $5.75	#030 Emerald Qty: $5.75
#066 Lt. Blue Grey Qty: $5.75	#070 Silver Qty: $5.75	#072 Gray Qty: $5.75	#078 Antique Gold Qty: $5.75	#079 Gold Qty: $5.75
#083 Medium Brown Qty: $5.75	#084 Brown Qty: $5.75	#100 Chestnut Brown Qty: $5.75	#103 Light Blue Qty: $5.75	#112 Evergreen Qty: $5.75
#114 Light Olive Qty: $5.75	#143 Orange Qty: $5.75	#156 Dark Olive Qty: $5.75	#159 Golden Green Qty: $5.75	#161 Granger Green Qty: $5.75
#169 Primrose Qty: $5.75	#183 Copper Qty: $5.75	#196 Honey Lemon Qty: $5.75	#229 Medium Butter Qty: $5.75	#814 Gold Brown Qty: $5.75
#815 Beige Qty: $5.75	#820 Dark Brown Qty: $5.75

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