I have used Filato per tombolo di Cantu, both for making Cantu and for other
things. As you have Brenda's book you can work out what size pattern it
works with. I find that it is quite firm when worked and makes up very
well. I used it for one of my samples for my Lace Guild Assessment.
The GR25 is 25 grams and comes, if I'm not mistaken in bleached (white),
half bleached (off white-beige) and unbleached (ecru). My first reel was
bought when I did Cantu with Mary McPeek many years ago at the Finger Lakes
Lace Weekend. When I got to class (early), I already had all my bobbins
wound as I'd contacted Mary early and bought the thread from Holly van
Sciver. As others were busy winding their bobbins, I decided to have a
couple of minutes in the sales room. When I got back to class, several
ladies were rewinding my bobbins with some thread that Mary McPeek had given
them as they hadn't planned ahead. Class started almost immediately after
so I didn't have time to put MY thread back on the bobbins and had to make
do with the very old stuff provided. The bobbins were would every which way
but up, some one way, some the other. The hitches ranged from single to
double to a dreadful knot that took ages to loosen.
I may sound calm, writing about it now, but I was SOOO angry that they would
interfere with someone else's things. If my bobbins weren't wound I could
perhaps understand that they were being helpful. I kept myself to myself
for the rest of the weekend and didn't talk to any of my classmates because
I thought I'd be very rude if I did. The other side of it was that I
finished up the thread on the bobbins and only had the corner done and no
thread to finish it. Another frustration and feeling of anger against all
those who interfered.
At Lace convention if there are part reels, I usually buy them, as I enjoy
using the thread and have got over my earlier feelings. I also enjoy doing
Cantu and like Sue wish there were more hours in the day to do more of what
I enjoy.
Malvary in Ottawa (the Nation's capital) where it is sunny and warm again
and I'm off lawn bowling.
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