Hello Susan
HV-Garn 40/2 isn't especially fine, 21 wraps/cm, but it does (or is
that did!) come in a lot of colours. Assuming Londonderry is
Goldschild; 50/3 Nm, which = 80/3 NeL is a bit finer at 24 wraps/cm,
though the three plies will make it feel a bit sturdier.
I haven't seen Rainbow Gallery linen. All the Rainbow Gallery threads
I've seen in UK are wound onto cards with perhaps five or ten yards
depending on the thickness, so intended for embroidery as there isn't
enough to do much else with. As it's Swedish I'm wondering if it's
Bockens under another label! Rainbow Gallery sell a lot of Glissen
Gloss threads on cards, and a lot of the Glissen Gloss threads I have
are Madeira Gissen Gloss with the same names! It all gets so
confusing! However, 16/2 linen is pretty thick - Bockens is 12
wraps/cm.
Brenda
The linen, well it isn't Danish at all--my apologies to the Danes--but
Swedish! HV-GARN 40/2 in the most delicious shades of cornflower
blue. The crazy quilter in me bought it because it was s-o-o-o
lovely, but I've never used it. The Rainbow Gallery (made in Sweden)
is 16/2 &, according to the card, is intended for cross stitch &
needlepoint. They were received in a gift basket & I haven't used
these either. The Londonderry is 50/3 & I must confess I bought it to
dress my slate frame for Elizabethan work. And I know darn well there
is some DMC linen floss in there somewhere, but it's hiding.
Brenda in Allhallows, Kent
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html
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