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Hi Susan It sounds as though it might the same as Presencia El Molino - a 7 stranded rayon embroidery thread, on a spool rather than in a skein, each of the strands being singles yarn. Presencia El Molono: 1S/7Z - 11 w/cm. single strand 1S - 23 w/cm Rayon is a very soft thread, not a lot of

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Hello All! Does anyone have any experience with El Molino, rayon especial para labores, 25grs, Article 72, Lombard S.A., Barcelona?? It has a very soft twist. A friend plans to use it for a needlepoint project. Has anyone used it for large scale lace or gimp? The colors are exquisite & it

Re: [lace] thread question

Häkelgarn is German. And Taschentücher is the plural of Taschentuch and this is in English a handkerchief. And here it means thread for lace around a handkerchief. The mention brand is DMC but if Cordonnet or spez. dentelles isn’t clear if not mentioned on the label. And this isn’t always so.

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The thread is fine crochet/tatting thread corresponding to DMC 80. It is being used for handkerchief edging. Taschentuch means handkerchief. Miria In Arad, Israel - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

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So it’s saying to use size 80 crochet cotton for lace around a handkerchief. If the pattern says DMC then it does mean Cordonnet 80 or Special Dentelles 80 (which I believe is the same thread, just that Cordonnet comes in big balls and white and ecru only, Special Dentelles comes in lots of

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Hello Judith, häkeln is crochet Häkelgarn thread for crochet. No 80 is fine it’s for crochet lace. It’s very strong twisted so it’s not fitting for every sort of bobbin lace. Ilske > Am 04.01.2016 um 18:54 schrieb Judith Bongiovanni : > > Happy New Projects fellow lace

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Yes, Häkelgarn means crochet thread, (I’m not sure which language; Norwegian? Finnish? So probably DMC Cordonnet or Special Dentelles (“tatting cotton”) or something similar. I don’t know what Taschenticher means - it’s probably referring to a specific part of the lace. Brenda > On 4

[lace] thread question

Hi. I hope I can find out what is the wraps for Madeira Aerofil No. 35. I have looked in Brenda's book but could not find it. I wish to substitute with a thread I have in my stash. Any information would be helpful. Thank you all in advance. Donna  Frozen Chicago area. - To unsubscribe send email

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I think that Sue has answered the questions. I'm sure it will be 'au ver a soie' rather than 'du ver a soie' and the platre version of the natural cotton is smooth rather than 'roc' which is cabled (I think double plied like cordonnet crochet threads) or 'stuc' which is loopy. I've not seen

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Hello, all - There is nothing like a Lace Day (in this case, Lost Art Lacers in Northern NJ, USA) to put you in a good mood.  Lovely conversation (hi, Devon!) and great browsing of books.  Even treated myself to a couple!  (Okay, so the nearly 50 degree F weather also contributes to the good mood

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Is it Au ver a Soie rather than Du ver a soie ? http://www.silk-thread.com/our-silk-threads#pure-soie If so that is listed under the 'a' section in silks in Brenda's book. Bergere de France is a brand, and cotons nature platre is listed here:

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I am going to have a go at the sampler in the Tullgrundspitzen book by Ruth Doepfner-Wettstein and it calls for 90 deniers silk and has 25 pins per 5cm so what thread should I look up in Brenda's thread bible??? regards Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia je...@brandis.com.au

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LOL it pays to actually read the book *blush* On page 119 it says that 90 deniers equals 120/2 Nec or 200/2 Nm As I have Finca 100 (54wpc) I think that will work. If I am wrong, Please, please tell me Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia Subject: [lace] thread question I am going

[lace] thread question

Pipers do a 90 denier silk, so I would start by looking that up (denier is an absolute measurement, so won't vary according to brand) - your pin spacing is 2mm so for point ground type laces you would be looking around a 50wpc thread. Remember that silk is a lot softer than cotton or linen,

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Hi Jenny 25 pins per 5cm = 2mm spaces between the pins. The chart on page 8 of T4L, Ed 5 or http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/threadsize/threadsize.html suggests 50 w/cm Brok 120/2 is 60 w/cm and Egyptian Gassed is 58 w/cm (both cotton counts or NeC sizes) are both a bit finer. Tanne

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Hello Jenny and everyone Your Finca 100 will do, keep in mind it is different in grist from silk thread. I made a small roundel from Ruth's book, with Clover sewing machine silk 100, and used a very thick French silk floss for the gimp. This fine silk produced a surprisingly firm fabric (the gimp

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Yes Jacqui, you are right to be confused! I should have said Finca 80 would probably be OK although a bit heavier, whilst Finca 100 would be a fairly good match albeit just a tiny bit finer. Apologies for the confusion - I shoudn't write emails so late at night. Brenda On 1 Oct 2013, at

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Hi All, I am attempting to get my 6 1/2 yr old granddaughter interested in making lace. Have gone to Lace Express 3/2001 and 2/2000 for Michelle Pitts animal designs. Question - what would be equivalent to Cotty No 50? I thought I could try DMC 80 or perhaps Gutterman 100/3 silk. Could always

[lace] Silk Clothing - Lace Thread Question

Hello to One and All! This Saturday while yard saleing with my neighbor, I purchased cream silk dupioni curtains for $2US.  The silk is in very good condition.  I want to make a suit out of this fabric.  Years ago I've designed a cluny style lace for my suits.  Each lace pattern is made

Re: [lace] Silk Clothing - Lace Thread Question

If I was making a silk suit, I would want the lace to be silk too. Pipers silks are wonderful, and I would use those. If you decided on coloured threads they carry a wonderful rainbow of colours as well as white, cream and black, and in all sort of thicknesses. I really like the gloss

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Greetings, Gentle (but busy!) Spiders! I have a question... A few weeks ago, I started a new project! I wound the bobbins I needed to begin the work (106 pairs!) and a few extra, knowing ahead of time that I would need another 35 +/- pairs to add in as I progressed. I stopped winding when

[lace] thread question

Clay I don't know about the threads you specifically mention. But if you hang them spread out among the others, they won't show (except to you) in the finished lace. What will make the color difference visible is if all the optic white are hung right near each other. Then you will have lace

[lace] Thread question

My old monastery just gave me a box of wonderful old embroidery threads, probably from France in the early to mid-20th century. Among the threads are four larger skeins of something that might be appropriate for a coarse lace. Only one of the skeins still has a tag on it. The label reads: No. 4

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Only one of the skeins still has a tag on it. The label reads: No. 4 LCF Coeur de Lin Superfin 300 Tours Has anyone heard of it? Thanks, Sr. Claire = Coeur de Lin = Heart of Linen Superfin = Very Fine 300 Tours = 300 Turns It

Re: [lace] Thread question - Test for Strength

Dear Sr. Claire, With thread of age, it is a good idea to test for strength and whether it not only looks good but is still strong. I mean, has the strength been compromised? If I am considering such old thread for use in lace repairs (and I do prefer old thread that more-closely matches

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On 12 Jun 2010, at 00:27, Janice Blair wrote: I have been going through some thread belonging to a member of our guild who is no longer able to make lace. I have come across a couple of spools of linen with no name or size that I recognise. They are on orange cardboard tubes. At one end

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I also have a spool of this thread - which came from the large stash of a Belgian lace teacher. This spool was unopened when I got it, and has a label on the cellophane covering, as well as another tucked inside the cone. The cone for this thread is green. I suspect that the cones were

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I think Brenda is half right. On looking at it near the window I think it is probably 20 grams White 100. It does not look like 160, but it could be that the second half of the first 0 was not printed. I also have a much thinner spool where the printing is illegible and I think it might be

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I have been going through some thread belonging to a member of our guild who is no longer able to make lace. I have come across a couple of spools of linen with no name or size that I recognise. They are on orange cardboard tubes. At one end it says Vlas-Lin-Linen and the other end has 20

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Can anybody tell me what the alternative thread is to Finca 20 please. I have loads of threads but not this. Ann Yorkshire UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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Coats Opera 20. Thickness wise any perle 12, but all perles are 2 ply, Finca is 3 ply. Brenda On 19 Oct 2007, at 15:36, ann.humphreys wrote: Can anybody tell me what the alternative thread is to Finca 20 please. I have loads of threads but not this. Ann Yorkshire UK - To unsubscribe send

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At 5:24 pm -0400 21/5/07, lace-digest wrote: In the book Modern Lace, the author calls for Translucent Lurex thread. Can anyone tell me where in the US this can be obtained or what the equivalent would be? Thanks. Who's the author of this book? What sort of lace is it? The book will be

[lace] thread question

In the book Modern Lace, the author calls for Translucent Lurex thread. Can anyone tell me where in the US this can be obtained or what the equivalent would be? Thanks. Judy Bongiovanni in Niagara Falls USA - Be a better Globetrotter. Get better

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Hello Judith In the book Modern Lace, the author calls for Translucent Lurex thread. Can anyone tell me where in the US this can be obtained or what the equivalent would be? Thanks. Who's the author of this book? What sort of lace is it? Lurex is a brand name, and registered trade name, of

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Hello Jean I have a pattern for a crocheted miser's purse, which calls for purse silk as the thread. Anyone got suggestions on what this is? I've not heard of purse silk as such but I'd suggest that it was a filament/reeled silk for strength and firmly twisted (ie not a floss silk) to a

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I have a pattern for a crocheted miser's purse, which calls for purse silk as the thread. Anyone got suggestions on what this is? Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

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Thanks to all of you for the quick answer to my thread question. Now that I know what it is like I might find a fitting substitute . Miriam - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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I can cope with the Colcoton. But what is Gold Rush. It's a thick glitter thread (67% viscose, 33% metalised polyester) of chain construction - same as crochet chain. 12 wraps/cm. Nearest equivalents are Twilleys Gold Dust 20 or Anchor Arista, Since it's for gimp and therefore there's

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I bought in Athens the pattern book of Butterflies in 'sGravenmoerse Lace. As usual I have no idea what the threads required are. I can cope with the Colcoton. But what is Gold Rush. With my non-existant knowledge of the Dutch language, I coukld figure out that Waterlilies by Caron is a

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Hello Miriam I bought in Athens the pattern book of Butterflies in 'sGravenmoerse Lace. As usual I have no idea what the threads required are. I can cope with the Colcoton. But what is Gold Rush. It's a thick glitter thread (67% viscose, 33% metalised polyester) of chain construction - same

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Greetings All, I've followed the discussion over the years about S and Z twists and one or the other causing threads to unwind but I can't sort it out in my head! If a thread is S or Z twist and it is wound onto a bobbin one way then onto another bobbin the same way which bobbin unwinds? It

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I've never bought the S/Z causing unwinding, but I think I can answer your question anyway. Take a piece of thread (yarn would be easier). Hold it vertically--is it S or Z? Now turn it over (put the other hand above). It's still the same twist direction. So wind one end onto a bobbin. Then

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I'm currently having as go at the UK Lace Guild Intermediate Torchon Assessment (taken nearly two years so far for various reasons not connected with lacemaking), and one of the finished items has to be your own design. For the elementary I was told to include sample in different threads for the

[lace] Thread question

Hello gentle lacemakers, I know some of you out there can help me. What thread is comprable toCopley Marshall No. 80? Is it cotton or linen? Also Retors dAlsace No. 30 and No. 60? Are there any domestic suppliers of these threads? Thanks in advance for your wisdom and help. Judy in Sunny if

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I'm a newbie and teaching myself Bobbin Lace. So far, I'm only using DMC # 5 and DMC #8. Now, a new pattern calls for Brok 36. Can someone tell me what this thread would equate to? In addition to the above mentioned threads, I also have Fresia 70/2 (which I have not used yet), Tanne 80,