Recently I was given 4 spools of thread from someone who had given up lacemaking. Could anyone tell me what the modern equivalent is?
I have a part spool of a fairly old DMC 6o Cordonnet special and a Cordonnet mercer crochet 80 which has the wording Glanzhallelgarn Uncinetto (I think) but I expect that will be mentioned in Brendas' book. the ones I dont know are Filato per tombolo Canto. One spool says ET 30 Gr 25 (I assume it is size 30 and 25 Grams) ? the other spool says ET 50 Gr 25. Also in my box is another filato per tomobolo di Cantu N 40 Gr 25. This one was bought by me during my first year of lacemaking lessons 8 years ago without any idea except that it was with lace making items and mentioned lace on the label, <g>. It still has the original seal wrapper on it. Once I know for sure I can add it to my book of information. I hate making lace with threads which turn out to be too fine for the pattern, having wound the thread onto bobbins its never the right thread for the next piece in mind and I hate that sort of waste, of time and material in addition to working a piece of lace which doesn't appeal to my eyes. I am currently trying to work out if there is a piece of lace I can make and enjoy on a 3 week holiday in our caravan, but with more days travelling than normal for us. Space is obviously limited and having to keep packing up to move on might not be the best plan, I might have to resort to just taking my knitting and then get back into my lace on my return. Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk April is Sjogrens Awareness Month - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
