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Posted by Candide on September 20, 2006, 3:17 pm
>
> Candide wrote:
> > Here's me with three boxes of nice some what vintage thread (the
small
> > bobbins (spools) are plastic not wood, so they cannot be *that* old,
and
> > have no idea what sort of thread.
> >
> > Boxes only state "Tubino Fil Lustre A La Cle - Thiriez Lille-Paris.
> >
> > Though French can make out it's cotton (ok, so that was easy), but
not
> > sure if this is embroidery thread or sewing thread. The cellophane
> > wrapping around each bobbin is intact, and would rather not open one
up
> > just yet.
> >
> > Clues anyone?
> >
> > TIA
> > Candide
> ---
> I would suspect you could do an online search 'Thiriez Lille-Paris'
> and perhaps turn something up.
Been there, and done that. Not much comes up, but there was one source
that sold a type of embroidery thread from the same vendor. Company has
since merged with DMC (IIRC, as of the 1960's)
To check if the thread is usable,
> though, you's need to unwrap a spool and give the thread a breakage
> test for tensile strength. If it is machine embroidery thread, it
might
> have a finer thread weight, and a luster or sheen.
> Cea
Thanks for the suggestions, tend to think it is embroidery thread
because it tis very fine and has a nice lustre, similar to Gutterman
"silk" thread. Also the spools are very small.
Candide
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