Hello Joseph and everyone I googled, Mecklenburg thread No. 20, and found this quote from 'Victorian Embroidery, An Authoritative Guide' by Barbara J. Morris, 2003. "...In nineteenth-century England, guipure d'art was worked in raised and intersected patterns darned on a square network of linen thread. The thread used was known as Mecklenburg thread and the best quality was made by the firm of Walter Evans & Co. of Derby. The Mecklenburg thread came in eight grades, known as 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 and 20, No. 2 being the coarsest and No. 20 the finest." So, an embroidery cotton at least. If you can print a pattern known to require this size thread, and try different threads that you do have on it, could help decide an equivalent?
On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 10:32 PM, Joseph Young < graceadlerdesi...@outlook.com> wrote: > > I am looking for an equivalent for this thread, Walter Evans and Co.'s > Mecklenburg thread No. 20. It is mentioned in many old books I have read > online. I would love a WPC equivalent if possible. I would love to know > what type of thread it is too, like a mercerized or glazed cotton. > Hope this helps. Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful cool Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
