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Yard Sale finds DAB 09-07-2007
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Posted by DAB on September 7, 2007, 10:23 pm
Lots of bags with mostly wool yarns all in orig bags with 10 skeins and the
prices were 50 cents per skein......several caught my eye but I have never
seen the brand or type. The first is a fingering/sock weight with Bernat
and Boucle' de Laine and Master Dyed on the label also one ounce and 72%
wool and 28% Antron Nylon, the color is Dawn Blue and it has a sheen to it.
Is this sock yarn.......my friend that bought 15 skeins thinks it would make
a pretty lace type shawl. I bought a bag of 10 with this one the
label....Jolie 90% wool 10% Rhovyl-Vinyon made in Belgium 50 grams 120 yards
and also Exclusively made for Pauline Denham Yarns, Inc...color is a very
pretty cream and it feels nice to the touch. Oh and the neatest thing is
there is a blue metal clamp thingy atch to the end of the yarn were you pull
it from the center.

Anyway I thought I post this an see if this is old yarn. The lady having
the sale said she bought it from an estate sale and the orig owner had boxes
full of yarn....no patterns or needles were left...drats!

TIA
Donna




Posted by suzee on September 8, 2007, 12:12 am
DAB wrote:
> Lots of bags with mostly wool yarns all in orig bags with 10 skeins and the
> prices were 50 cents per skein......several caught my eye but I have never
> seen the brand or type. The first is a fingering/sock weight with Bernat
> and Boucle' de Laine and Master Dyed on the label also one ounce and 72%
> wool and 28% Antron Nylon, the color is Dawn Blue and it has a sheen to it.
> Is this sock yarn.......my friend that bought 15 skeins thinks it would make
> a pretty lace type shawl. I bought a bag of 10 with this one the
> label....Jolie 90% wool 10% Rhovyl-Vinyon made in Belgium 50 grams 120 yards
> and also Exclusively made for Pauline Denham Yarns, Inc...color is a very
> pretty cream and it feels nice to the touch. Oh and the neatest thing is
> there is a blue metal clamp thingy atch to the end of the yarn were you pull
> it from the center.
>
> Anyway I thought I post this an see if this is old yarn. The lady having
> the sale said she bought it from an estate sale and the orig owner had boxes
> full of yarn....no patterns or needles were left...drats!

But what a find!

I scored at my Salvation Army last week. Some Knitpicks cotton blend
worsted (soooo soft!) and a hand dyed skein of their fingering yarn. A
$25 value for $4. They had some nice NZ wool, 5 or 6 skeins for $2.65,
that I'm going to check and see if it's still there. They had a pack of
mohair too, but really wasn't interested in it.

sue

Posted by DAB on September 8, 2007, 7:16 am
suzee wrote:
> DAB wrote:
>> Lots of bags with mostly wool yarns all in orig bags with 10 skeins
>> and the prices were 50 cents per skein......several caught my eye
>> but I have never seen the brand or type. The first is a
>> fingering/sock weight with Bernat and Boucle' de Laine and Master
>> Dyed on the label also one ounce and 72% wool and 28% Antron Nylon,
>> the color is Dawn Blue and it has a sheen to it. Is this sock
>> yarn.......my friend that bought 15 skeins thinks it would make a
>> pretty lace type shawl. I bought a bag of 10 with this one the
>> label....Jolie 90% wool 10% Rhovyl-Vinyon made in Belgium 50 grams
>> 120 yards and also Exclusively made for Pauline Denham Yarns,
>> Inc...color is a very pretty cream and it feels nice to the touch. Oh and
>> the neatest thing is there is a blue metal clamp thingy atch
>> to the end of the yarn were you pull it from the center. Anyway I thought
>> I post this an see if this is old yarn. The lady
>> having the sale said she bought it from an estate sale and the orig
>> owner had boxes full of yarn....no patterns or needles were
>> left...drats!
>
> But what a find!
>
> I scored at my Salvation Army last week. Some Knitpicks cotton blend
> worsted (soooo soft!) and a hand dyed skein of their fingering yarn. A
> $25 value for $4. They had some nice NZ wool, 5 or 6 skeins for $2.65,
> that I'm going to check and see if it's still there. They had a pack
> of mohair too, but really wasn't interested in it.
>
> sue

Yes and I wish we could have got there sooner<G> ....I did a search and
found a site with a list of vintage yarns and both were listed but no
timeframe. Another interesting note is there is no stitch gauge on either
one.



Posted by suzee on September 8, 2007, 10:20 am
DAB wrote:

> Yes and I wish we could have got there sooner<G> ....I did a search and
> found a site with a list of vintage yarns and both were listed but no
> timeframe. Another interesting note is there is no stitch gauge on either
> one.

No stitch gauges, but it does list how many yards per oz.

sue

Posted by Bernadette on September 8, 2007, 6:09 am

Hi Donna, what a super find! Pauline Denham yarns are vintage and Bernat
now has it's head office in Canada. I vaguely remember Bernat being in a
European country when I was quite little - a long time ago.

http://www.vintageknits.com/yarncharts.html is a site that lists vintage
yarns. They also give an e-mail address for you to contact them if the
particular yarn/wool is not listed there. I'm sure they'd be delighted to
hear from you and would add the names of your finds to the list, or be
able to give you more information on what you bought.

Bernadette


On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:23:24 +0000, DAB wrote:

> Lots of bags with mostly wool yarns all in orig bags with 10 skeins and
> the prices were 50 cents per skein......several caught my eye but I have
> never seen the brand or type. The first is a fingering/sock weight with
> Bernat and Boucle' de Laine and Master Dyed on the label also one ounce
> and 72% wool and 28% Antron Nylon, the color is Dawn Blue and it has a
> sheen to it. Is this sock yarn.......my friend that bought 15 skeins
> thinks it would make a pretty lace type shawl. I bought a bag of 10 with
> this one the label....Jolie 90% wool 10% Rhovyl-Vinyon made in Belgium 50
> grams 120 yards and also Exclusively made for Pauline Denham Yarns,
> Inc...color is a very pretty cream and it feels nice to the touch. Oh and
> the neatest thing is there is a blue metal clamp thingy atch to the end of
> the yarn were you pull it from the center.
>
> Anyway I thought I post this an see if this is old yarn. The lady having
> the sale said she bought it from an estate sale and the orig owner had
> boxes full of yarn....no patterns or needles were left...drats!
>
> TIA
> Donna




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