According to Google "Engelskt lingarn nr 180/2 eller 160/2 11 par pinnar LC nr 25 1 pinne” translates as "English linen No. 180/2 or 160/2 11 pairs sticks LC No. 25, 1 stick”,
LC no 25 is almost certainly Knox’s LC linen, which measured 19 wrap/cm. Fresia 60/3 or Bockens 35/3 are the nearest modern equivalents. That’s the easy bit. “English Linen” might have meant Knox’s, which was actually Scottish, or maybe Finlayson or J Harris. The finest Finlayson I’ve seen is 120/2 = 38 w/cm J Harris 140/2 = 44 w/cm and 200/2 = 56 w/cm. I haven’t seen anything in between. Knox’s Falcon 160/2 = 42 w/cm and 200/2 = 48 w/cm So, you are looking at a very fine linen in the region of 44-48 w/cm. The only modern linen thread of that fineness is/was Bouc 140/2 = 46 w/cm or C&F 140/2 = 43 w/cm, but I don’t think that either are currently in production. Brenda On 13 Aug 2014, at 16:14, Lyn Bailey <lynrbai...@desupernet.net> wrote: > It appears that the thread required is linen 160/2 or 180/2 with gimp of 25. > The exact Swedish, is: Engelskt lingarn nr 180/2 eller 160/2 11 par pinnar > LC nr 25 1 pinne. There are three problems here. First, I do not speak > Swedish, so I'm not absolutely sure I'm correct. Second, I have yet to find > a source for 180/2 or 160/2 linen thread. I doubt it's made anymore. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
