Dear all Earlier this week I visited the needle museum in Redditch, Worcestershire. The museum was a working needle factory until 1958. What an enlightenment. I'll never look at needles in the same way again! (Those who sharpened the needles got paid what seems a massive guinea per week (£1.05 GBP) in the 1860's, but had a life expectancy of about 30 years - they used to cough up lumps of stone dust from the grinding machine, and objected to the introduction of face masks because the improved safety might lead to a reduction in their wages.)
The point of the posting is that in the shop apart from more varieties of needle than I've ever seen there was a small quantity of thread for sale. I bought some Steff Francis Mercerised cotton that looked about "special dentelles" thickness. The only marking on the label was "Steff Francis Mercerised Cotton MC 32" When I got home I looked in Brenda's book and having untwisted the end of the thread there are three threads spun together, so I think it must be "medium". Can anyone advise if the MC32 means anything to do with thickness (and if so, what). (I did wonder if it might refer to the colour) Thanks Viv Worcestershire UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
