I would pay that much for good thread. It may be considered expensive, but when it comes to the number of hours one puts into creating a piece of lace, the cost (or saving) on thread that is second rate can never be justified. For me only the very best will suffice - especially since my lace is meant to last "forever". I only ever ask one question. Is it worth spending hours to make a piece of lace only to have it get spoilt with the first wash? Another thing is that with a 250 metre spool of fine thread it is possible to make quite a lot of lace. Karen in Malta
-----Original Message----- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Brenda Paternoster Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:23 PM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Cost of linen thread A couple of months ago I wrote about the possibility of a new coloured linen thread becoming available. Well I now have a sample of the finest size which I have measured as 34 wraps/cm - heavy point ground or fine torchon thickness. The only problem is that fine linen is very expensive to produce. I'm told that less than 5% of the crop is good enough for this fine thread and of course it would have to be reflected in the price. Would you be prepared to pay 12-15 Euros, 10-12 GBP, 18-21 USD for a 250 metre spool of fine, coloured, linen thread? I think the thicker versions will cost less! Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
