Joan Erickson wrote:

Another side benefit from separating strands is that the floss seems
to knot less once separated. I'd guess that my knot-creation went down
probably by at least 85% when I learned about separating strands!
I became an expert at untying them. Now I'm surprised when I get one!

Try telling that to me after making about 40 tiny bullions this
afternoon with a single strand of silk floss! Argh!! 6-petaled
flowers, and if you goof a bullion, it's start all over time. Frogging
is not an option with finer threads. It would take as long.

Dianne