On Sep 3, 2009, at 6:22, Brenda Paternoster wrote:
[...] a sample of the finest size which I have measured as 34 wraps/cm [...] Would you be prepared to pay 12-15 Euros, 10-12 GBP, 18-21 USD for a 250 metre spool of fine, coloured, linen thread?
For comparison: 34wpc is the same as for Bockens 120. That thread (no colours; bleached and cream only), on 500m spools is $8.50 at Lacy Susan and $10.95 at Van Sciver Bobbin Lace (in both cases, before shipping and/or sales tax where applicable). So, you get twice as much for half the price but no colours. You might, then, want to use the coloured linen for accents rather than whole large projects. In which case, a spool of 250m would last a looong time.
So, yeah, I'd buy it, for something special; I love linen, even with slubs :) There just is no other fiber which has the same lasting endurance, the body, and the property of getting better and better (shiny and soft) with repeated washings. Though a bit would depend on how easily available it would be (shipping is expensive here but shipping from abroad is prohibitive) and what the range of colours was.
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