I can't remember which brand it was (if indeed he said), but one one year the cotton crop was poor which meant higher prices, and at least one major manufacturer tried to offset the price increases by using a percentage of shorter staple Indian cotton mixed with the longer staple Egyptian and American cottons. Result was whole batches of weakened thread, some of which which retailers were returning to the wholesalers. Could be that your green thread came from a rogue batch. Another possibility is that it had been badly stored at some time. Although cotton doesn't need to be kept as damp as linen does it's not good to keep it too warm and dry.
Brenda
On 23 Mar 2004, at 14:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Over the years we have had many discussions about threads breaking and why
they do, the process of dyeing them being thought at the very least to be a
contributory factor.
I have bought some UFO candle holders and prickings for insertions. As I
intend these to be presents I decided to make the insertions in colours to suit
the recipients. I bought a selection of Madeira Cotona 30 in what colours I
could find as this thread is being discontinued. For the first pricking I would
my bobbins with a pretty pale green and after I had done about one quarter of
the circle my threads started to break; they simply drifted apart. In class
we decided that the colour probably had much to do with it and, as the tutor
said, there had to be a reason it isn't being produce any more and perhaps its
lack of strength was the reason.
I finished the first one - with some mutterings as yet another thread broke -
and wound my bobbins with deep purple to do the second, using a different
pricking. This time not one thread broke. i'm not complaining, just confused
:-)
Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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