After a tremendous amount of input from fellow arachnids, including Jacquie
Tinch who actually pursued the issue with a Madiera representative, it
sounds as though Madiera Cotona 50 is actually the same as Madiera Tanne 50.
If so, then I have a source for replacing threads in my Madiera Tanne set.
The concept is that the Cotona is on a spool, rather than the way that the
Tanne was done wrapped around a cardboard cylinder.
Interestingly, it seems from internet research that the Cotona 50 was
introduced in 2013, which I think means there was quite a gap between when
Tanne
50 disappeared and when Cotona 50 appeared. I recall trying some Cotona 30
at one point and thinking it was a bit too fluffy, so I never really
investigated further. But, now I have ordered some of the Cotona 50 and from a
visual inspection, and also attempting to wind it on a pencil, it seems just
like the Madiera Tanne. The color numbers seem to be analogous. Also, of
the 120 or so colors now available, many of them seem to be intervening
numbers in the series that I already have.
As an experiment, I ordered all the greens available in the Madiera Cotona
50 that I didn't have in the Madiera Tanne 50. Now I have 25 different
greens. Also the green (or actually mustard) number 575 that I was concerned
about replacing seems to be be pretty much the same color. I haven't worked
with the threads, so I don't really know if they work the same.
I posted a picture of the combined Madiera Tanne and Cotona greens in
numerical order on http://laceioli.ning.com/group/threads if you want to see
all 25 together. The first two are the same color, 575.
If anyone has any experience with Madiera Cotona 50, I would be interested
to hear it.
Devon
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