Hello! I've been watching The Embroiderers' Story with interest, and am delighted that there is now a Forum to share information!
I got a set of 7 colors of Gilt Sylke last Friday (Hedgehog didn't have the green yet, so I'm still waiting), and have started adding it to the sweet bag I've been stitching. But it is being used strictly as accent.
I had been regretting earlier my decision not to tent-stitch in seeds on the strawberries, thinking that the thin Benton & Johnson gold thread would make lovely seeds. But the thin metal thread was too thin, and got lost in the pale parts of the berries, and the thick metal was to thick and would distort the holes. Then I tried Gilt Syilke, and it was just right! Thin enough to slip into the already-stitched holes and bright enough to be seen on the pale parts of the berry. It does not show up well on the darker bits, but the B&J does, so it all works.
Then I tried Gilt Sylke for the lines on the pansy face, and liked it even better. It shows up more clearly than on the strawberry.
I'm finding the thread a bit stiffer than I had expected, and thinner in diameter (I think all those really closeup photos fooled my eyes into thinking that it was larger than it is).
Just thought I'd share - you can see photos on my blog at http://eowynsartifacts.livejournal.com/31639.html