I think the name has just changed a bit. Her more recent books list the thread as Pella 70/3. That's 21 wraps per cm in Brenda's book. It's a thread made in Finland so would be very available to her.
The cotton equivalent is Perle Cotton 12. DMC Cordonnet 30 is one wrap less and DMC Cordonnet 40 is one wrap more. You can use whatever thread you want, to get the effect you want. A bit heavier thread would make a more solid lace, a finer thread would make a more dainty lace. One wrap difference would probably not show very much. Matching the thread to the cloth is a very practical plan. Remember, also, that you can always enlarge or reduce the pattern to fit a particular thread, if you have one you especially want to use. You can probably tell that I'm not very strict on following traditional rules. <G> Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon -- with another day of rain, delaying both my new driveway and the house painting (though I can see a bit of blue sky) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sister Claire" <[email protected]> Subject: [lace] Tampella linen No. 70 The Kortelahti edging that I am going to do calls for Tampella linen no. 70. It's not in Brenda's book that I can find, and it may not be available any more for that matter. Can anyone suggest a replacement - and even better (sacrilege though it may be) I'd prefer a comparably sized cotton thread because it will be attached to a cotton altar cloth. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
