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 I finished a spool, knowing I have several more in reserve. I've now gotten all of the original bobbins hung in, as well as the dozen or so "extras", and need to wind some more "extras".
Now, much to my horror, I realize that the thread I used is Egyptian Cotton 140/2 in "Bright White", and all of the other spools of 140/2 that I have are "optic white"... and there is a difference. I've gone on-line to see if I can find more Bright White, but it seems that everyone sells only the optic white now.
When did this change take place? I don't *think* I've been asleep for years, but I don't remember any discussion about bright white being discontinued.
Are there any vendors out there who still carry the bright white in 140/2? Or does a kind lacemaker have a spool (or even a partial spool!) of bright that she would trade for a spool of optic? I'm far enough along that restarting is not an option I want to consider, and I'm very much afraid that the addition of a couple of dozen pairs of optic white to this bright white will be very, very distracting.
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