Thank you for the explanation Francis! After some extra G**gling, it looks like this thread might be both--broche creuse & made in Creuse? The weight might be 15/2 (2/15) if my poor French skills are correct. In the meantime, your very lovely Yaspe silks are waiting patiently for the Sabrina scarf. So much thread, so little time! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA
Sent from my iPad > On Sep 3, 2015, at 5:45 AM, Francis Busschaert > <[email protected]> wrote: > > hoi susan > creuse is not a place > it is a way to produce a thread > it is fully named/called > "broche creuse" > in english "hollow spindle" > > it is perfectly for knitting and fat torchon laces > it is not good not bad > there is for the moment much much more exiting yarn on the markets even in > the USA > > kind regards > > francis > > >> Op 3-sep.-2015, om 02:42 heeft Susan <[email protected]> het volgende >> geschreven: >> >> Hello All! As most of you know, I never (well almost never!) met a thread I >> didn't like! Today, I hit the jackpot with an order that brought WonderFil >> Eleganza, Fonty & Thread Gatherers Oriental Linen to my mailbox. If anyone >> has any experience with these threads, would you please post your comments? >> In the meantime, I will share what (little) I know. The Eleganza is 100% >> Giza 88 cotton & the colors are beyond fabulous! Who hasn't wished for >> perle 8 that is outside the box?! Bookmarks may never be the same with this >> thread. Fonty by Calin is pretty much a mystery except that it is 2ply >> linen & "made in Creuse". The 190m spool is 25 grams & knitting gauge is >> listed as 2-2.5. No size listed. The Oriental Linen is 2ply, 52% silk & >> 48% linen. It's knubby & "naturally" variegated because the fibers take the >> dye differently. It's a bonanza that I'm eager to test! WonderFil Eleganza >> is listed in Addendum 5, but I didn't find the others. If someone in France >> can sh! ed ! >> some light on the linen, that would be great. Would love to hear some >> reviews, pro or con. Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> - >> To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: >> unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to >> [email protected]. Photo site: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
