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Posted by Liz S. Reynolds on July 2, 2006, 8:52 pm
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>> Ron Anderson wrote:
>> > I one time did a service call to the local dry cleaners. They called
>> > complaining the machine was breaking thread.
>> > I went and they had a whole wall of old wood spool threads they were
>using.
>> > That was the problem not the machine. When I asked why they used
>that He
>> > told me you just can not find those colors any more.
>> Oh. Some of them are luscious colors, yes. Of late, the only place I
>> have been able to find cotton thread in a wide variety of colors is
>the
>> quilt shop (and I don't quilt). Perhaps I'll hold onto them for a
>> little while longer. Never mind, I still have a bunch of cheap
>> polyester type threads which came in a rummage sale box along with
>some
>> real goodies, so I'll just use those up.
>> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
>You might be onto something there. From what one has seen many vintage
>threads came in such a wonderful array of gorgeous and brilliant
>colours, especially silk and cotton. So much sewing today is done with
>polyester or polyester/cotton thread that guess the demand for pure
>cottons slacked to the point it was no longer competitive to produce all
>those beautiful colours.
>What is really hard to find is fine linen thread. I like it for
>hemstitching bed and table linens made of pure linen, and mending/repair
>work on the same. Only thing am able to find at times is the thick and
>heavy linen thread one used for making shoes.
What you need is lacemaking thread. You can't get the really fine stuff
anymore, but for hemstitching, 100/2 is plenty fine.
try www.lacemakerusa.com for starters
-Liz
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>> > I one time did a service call to the local dry cleaners. They called
>> > complaining the machine was breaking thread.
>> > I went and they had a whole wall of old wood spool threads they were
>using.
>> > That was the problem not the machine. When I asked why they used
>that He
>> > told me you just can not find those colors any more.
>> Oh. Some of them are luscious colors, yes. Of late, the only place I
>> have been able to find cotton thread in a wide variety of colors is
>the
>> quilt shop (and I don't quilt). Perhaps I'll hold onto them for a
>> little while longer. Never mind, I still have a bunch of cheap
>> polyester type threads which came in a rummage sale box along with
>some
>> real goodies, so I'll just use those up.
>> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
>You might be onto something there. From what one has seen many vintage
>threads came in such a wonderful array of gorgeous and brilliant
>colours, especially silk and cotton. So much sewing today is done with
>polyester or polyester/cotton thread that guess the demand for pure
>cottons slacked to the point it was no longer competitive to produce all
>those beautiful colours.
>What is really hard to find is fine linen thread. I like it for
>hemstitching bed and table linens made of pure linen, and mending/repair
>work on the same. Only thing am able to find at times is the thick and
>heavy linen thread one used for making shoes.