I found Mrs. Beetonâs book online, and found directions for using Mecklenburg thread along with embroidery cotton to do cutwork, so they must have been two different things.
Judging from the way they used the thread in the pattern, if I were doing that today I would substitute pearl cotton, although it could have been a matte soft cotton like DMCâs coton a broder. You can see the pattern here: https://tinyurl.com/yb9aq2uf <https://tinyurl.com/yb9aq2uf> Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > 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. > - 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/
