On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 00:13 +0100, Brenda Paternoster wrote: > slips in a multiple figure of eight. The more slips in the parcel the > finer the thread - I think 14 or 15 was the finest and about 3 or 4 the > "thickest".
That old thread went up to 17 1/2, making a cotton count of 340, some says 380, anyway it is very fine. I have some of it myself and I like to work with it, litle pieces in duchesse lace, or in needle-lace, but never working more than half an hour, it is hard to my eyes. Alix from Luxembourg. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
