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Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Per_Starb=E4ck? on March 2, 2009, 5:38 pm
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 "bj=F6rntr=E5d" (=3D 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?
--
Per Starb=E4ck
"Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!"

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



Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Per_Starb=E4ck? on March 23, 2009, 3:04 pm
> 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/Pro=
ducts/Sewing/Threads/Coats+Sewing+Thr...
>
> Are you researching this particular thread or do you just
> want a similar heavy duty thread?
>
> Beverly

Thanks! I'm just interested in this particular thread. Now I have
found out from Coats that this thread is only sold in Sweden, Denmark,
Norway and Finland, so that's why you hadn't seen it. I guess it just
happened to become very popular here like a hundred years
ago, and that they therefore have kept it here even though it's no
longer part of their regular assortment.
--
Per Starb=E4ck
"Life is but a gamble! Let flipism chart your ramble!"


Posted by BEI Design on March 23, 2009, 4:50 pm
Per Starbäck wrote:
> > 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+Thr...
> >
> > Are you researching this particular thread or do you
> > just
> > want a similar heavy duty thread?
> >
> > Beverly
>
> Thanks! I'm just interested in this particular thread.
> Now I have
> found out from Coats that this thread is only sold in
> Sweden, Denmark,
> Norway and Finland, so that's why you hadn't seen it. I
> guess it just
> happened to become very popular here like a hundred years
> ago, and that they therefore have kept it here even
> though it's no
> longer part of their regular assortment.

Well, it's very nice to learn that you were able to solve
the mystery! No wonder I have never seen it. ;-)

Beverly



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