Jane wrote: <<I think, if I remember correctly from the talk Brenda referred to, that the main purpose for the thread being produced is for use in clothing manufacture, so the colours available at any time are mostly dictated by the fashion industry. Our use, and that of quilters and machine embroiderers, is a secondary opportunity for sales of the threads.>> This is why I was wondering if the colors of the threads were following trends set by the Pantone Colors which appear to be some kind of fashion industry directive about what colors will be popular in a given year. For instance here is what we can look forward to for Spring 2015. http://www.robinsclosetboutique.com/spring-2015-pantone-color-report I don't know if keeping current with the Pantone colors would require frequent adjustment of a stock of colors or only very infrequent additions and subtractions, since I am not much of a fashion maven. On the internet there are a few breathless announcements of "newly introduced" colors, and others that have been discontinued. However, the thread is being promoted as for quilting. From my extensive research into this thread it becomes apparent that, at least for purposes of home sewing, people are not using 100% cotton thread (as in my youth) any more. It is all this polyester stuff. I don't know about for clothing manufacturing. But it seems that cotton thread is now a specialty product, equivalent to Godiva chocolates, only for the very discerning client. So, is it necessarily the case that its production is following fashion industry trends? I suppose that you might say that quilts are items of home decor and that home quilters are quite likely calling for the colors on the Pantone color report consciously or unconsciously. Also, quite likely quilt fabrics are following these trends, although they seem timeless to me. I guess the good news is that there is a new and ready supply of Madiera and since many of the colors are shades that are different than the ones I have, there is the potential to have way more than 120 colors to play around with. Devon
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