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Posted by BEI Design on March 2, 2009, 6:40 pm
Per Starbäck wrote:
> At
> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bear_cotton_thread.jpg>
> is a picture of a cotton thread with at bear on it. It is
> made by the very large producer J. & P. Coats of Paisley,
> Scotland. Can anyone tell me anything about this?
>
> It was sold in Scandinavia since the 1910's or something
> like that, and a long time after that. It is very
> well-known here in Sweden, where especially strong thread
> often is called "björntråd" (= bear thread), because of
> this brand it seems. But I can't find any mention of it
> in the English language (except that which is done by
> Scaninavians), and I've searched a lot, on the net, in
> books, in J. & P. Coats history, ... Isn't it known in
> Great Britain?
I have never seen the "Bear" logo thread by Coats & Clark
(I'm in the U.S.A.), but I suspect it's very similar to
"upholstery" thread or "buttonhole twist":
http://www.coatsandclark.com/Products/Sewing/Threads/Coats+Sewing+Thread+Advisor.htm
Are you researching this particular thread or do you just
want a similar heavy duty thread?
Beverly
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