Any good suppliers?

I'm trying to get to the 21st century and start shopping my embroidery supplies from the internet. Do you know any reliable places where one can buy good silk and gold threads?

New patch for the "Coat of Arms" wallhanging

This is my contribution, the Coat of Arms for the Barony of Styringheim. Embroidery in black and white silk on black linen.

A Crafty Challenge

A Crafty Challenge - my gift for Cristina Stolte (a small needle roll) :)

...btw. you can find this nice pattern and many others at the "Medieval Arts & Crafts" blog - medievalartcraft.blogspot.com/

Addtition: I used silk thread bought at the 'Handweavers Studio' store in London

Progress on hood

Although I have focused more on weaving this summer, I managed to get a bit of work done on the hood project. I was not best pleased by the result of this work. However it looks very medieval (read passable) and I have learned a lot about the fabric I am working on and the thread with which I am working. I think on the next roundel, I will use linen to outline and the silk to fill the roundel.

I think the embroidery is well worked, however the cross is not lined up the way it ought to be. Looking back this was a fault with the original outline, not a fault with the technique of putting the outline one the fabric.

I would greatly appreciate any advice or comments. I hope to differentiate between a few of the arms when the background gets filled.

Jahanara