Re: [lace] Coats Silk thread
Brenda,I put a sample of the Coats thread in the mail Friday.Janice  Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org - 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/
Re: [lace] Coats Silk thread
Right, Iâll keep my eyes open next time Iâm anywhere that sells Coats cotton. Brenda > > > Brenda, I bought some in Trago Mills when I went to see my daughter in Cornwall; they also had it in Beatties (House of Fraser) in Sutton Coldfield so possibly if you've got a large department store that sells Coats Cotton with their haberdashery you'll find it on the same display stand. > Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - 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/
Re: [lace] Coats Silk thread
Hi Janice I havenât seen that one, so no itâs not in Ed6. Brenda > On 24 Mar 2015, at 17:12, Janice Blair wrote: > > I was in JoAnne Fabrics yesterday and came across some small spools of Coats > silk thread. The label reads Coats 100% Seta Reale and 80m-nr100 made in > Hungary. > I did not see it in the Threads for Lace Edition 5 book but maybe it will be > in the new Edition. How does it compare in wraps?Janice Janice Blair > Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego > www.jblace.com > www.lacemakersofillinois.org > > - > 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/ Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - 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/
[lace] Coats Silk thread
I was in JoAnne Fabrics yesterday and came across some small spools of Coats silk thread.  The label reads Coats 100% Seta Reale and 80m-nr100 made in Hungary. I did not see it in the Threads for Lace Edition 5 book but maybe it will be in the new Edition.  How does it compare in wraps?Janice  Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org - 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/
Re: [lace] Coats & Clark thread
Sue I haven’t seen this one, but it’s probably a thinner version of Coats 7 Clark Hand cotton Quilting Glace which I understand is size 20 (page 28 in Ed 5). 30 wt quilting thread is likely to be three ply, and somewhere in the mid-20s for the w/cm (which is a bit thicker than regular sewing machine cotton). ELS = Egyptian Long Staple I don’t know what the other numbers refer to, though C might be the colour. It will almost certainly be useable for BL; try making a small bookmark to test it, using 1/10” grid for a torch on pattern. Brenda > Machine Quilting & crafts. 30 > wt Egypt and how many metres or yards it holds. It says 100% Mercerized ELS > Cotton on one end and on the other a series of codes V34 C4 116 and then > others which look like the bar code. > Does this have any use in bobbin lace, needle lace and also Brenda where might > I find it in your book to find wpc? Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - 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/
[lace] Coats & Clark thread
A friend bought me a spool of thread back from America on a recent trip as a small gift (with some other stuff) which says Machine Quilting & crafts. 30 wt Egypt and how many metres or yards it holds. It says 100% Mercerized ELS Cotton on one end and on the other a series of codes V34 C4 116 and then others which look like the bar code. Does this have any use in bobbin lace, needle lace and also Brenda where might I find it in your book to find wpc? Sue T Dorset UK - 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/
Re: [lace] Coats & Clark S975 & Piper's silk
Just about any thread can be used to make lace including wire and garden string, but….. With BL the thickness of the thread has to match the pricking, and generally a smooth, evenly spun thread is preferable to a hairy, slubby one although a lot of the thicker linen threads intended for lacemaking are somewhat slubby. I don’t think there is anything to really define a lace thread other than convention and historic tradition. Most linen threads that are available, apart from very thick ones that border on being twine, are ‘lace' threads and as such are usually S spun. Most people who have trouble with bobbins unwinding and/or the thread untwisting have less problems with S spun than they do with Z spun, and most (right handed) people tend to have more problems with Z twisted thread when hand sewing, which is why most hand embroidery threads are S spun. This is only a generalisation, not set in stone. The thing that really separates ‘sewing’ thread from lace/embroidery thread is the fact that anything designed for use on a sewing machine (domestic or industrial) will be Z spun to suit the mechanics of sewing machines, so general purpose threads, or those sold for machine quilting or machine embroidery etc will be Z spun. As far as making Honiton with coloured thread - unless you are prepared to dye your own there isn’t any cotton thread on the market that’s not white, ecru or black. For really fine thread in colours you have to look at the silk threads. Filament/reeled silk is shiny and slippery, spun silk is less shiny and behaves better on bobbins. Brenda On 30 Jun 2014, at 21:43, wrote: > Now that I know Brenda's estimated wpc factor, it looks like I won't be using > C&C S975 for Honiton! Just as a comparison though, Madeira Cotona is wimpy, > wimpy, wimpy & pastel, pastel, pastel--something that I'd like to overcome. > And maybe I don't fully understand why some threads are considered 'lace' > threads & others not. Coming at this from the CQ (Crazy Quilt/embroidery) > perspective, I don't consider any materials sacred to one technique or > another--they're all fair game. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - 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/
Re: [lace] Coats & Clark S975 & Piper's silk
Hi, Susan! Have you considered YLI #100? It's quite thin and comes in a nice variety of colors. And has that silk sheen, too. It's soft, unlike linen, but still has good stitch definition. Sometimes it can drop the hitch, mostly because it's slick, but I don't have trouble when I use a double-hitch. just a suggestion, Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com Parvum leve mentes capiunt (Little things amuse little minds) hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: = Your point is well taken Adele. I've already got plenty of problems with the 'lace' threads! lol Besides I could always make something in white/ecru & dye it to my satisfaction later. Tatting cotton & Oliver Twist are too beefy for Honiton so finding a colored fine thread is high on my 'to do' list. I plan to try the Italian thread I purchased last year (Tre Stelle) when I get a free moment. I very much appreciate this thread discussion because I don't know what I don't know. Trying to get my learner's permit here! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - 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/
Re: [lace] Coats & Clark S975 & Piper's silk
Hi, Susan! Have you considered YLI #100? It's quite thin and comes in a nice variety of colors. And has that silk sheen, too. It's soft, unlike linen, but still has good stitch definition. Sometimes it can drop the hitch, mostly because it's slick, but I don't have trouble when I use a double-hitch. just a suggestion, Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com Parvum leve mentes capiunt (Little things amuse little minds) hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: = Your point is well taken Adele. I've already got plenty of problems with the 'lace' threads! lol Besides I could always make something in white/ecru & dye it to my satisfaction later. Tatting cotton & Oliver Twist are too beefy for Honiton so finding a colored fine thread is high on my 'to do' list. I plan to try the Italian thread I purchased last year (Tre Stelle) when I get a free moment. I very much appreciate this thread discussion because I don't know what I don't know. Trying to get my learner's permit here! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - 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/
Re: [lace] Coats & Clark S975 & Piper's silk
Your point is well taken Adele. I've already got plenty of problems with the 'lace' threads! lol Besides I could always make something in white/ecru & dye it to my satisfaction later. Tatting cotton & Oliver Twist are too beefy for Honiton so finding a colored fine thread is high on my 'to do' list. I plan to try the Italian thread I purchased last year (Tre Stelle) when I get a free moment. I very much appreciate this thread discussion because I don't know what I don't know. Trying to get my learner's permit here! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA Adele Shaak wrote: I think it's not so much that certain threads are sacred, it's just that some threads are more difficult to work with and when there are more suitable threads available most lacemakers would prefer to avoid trouble. Stiffer threads - linens or sometimes quilting cottons, depending on how they're spun or finished - can be so stiff that they don't like to stay wound onto your bobbin, or the double-half-hitch doesn't want to stay hitched at all. Plus your stitches don't want to stay twisted or knotted, and you're fighting the thread all the way through the project. Other threads, being built for a different craft, may have differences built into them that you don't want for bobbin lace. Having said that, if you want strong colours you might like to use tatting cotton, which many people use all the time with complete success. > > Hope this helps. > > Adele > West Vancouver, BC > (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/
Re: [lace] Coats & Clark S975 & Piper's silk
Hi Susan: > And maybe I don't fully understand why some threads are considered 'lace' threads & others not. Coming at this from the CQ (Crazy Quilt/embroidery) perspective, I don't consider any materials sacred to one technique or another--they're all fair game. I think it's not so much that certain threads are sacred, it's just that some threads are more difficult to work with and when there are more suitable threads available most lacemakers would prefer to avoid trouble. Stiffer threads - linens or sometimes quilting cottons, depending on how they're spun or finished - can be so stiff that they don't like to stay wound onto your bobbin, or the double-half-hitch doesn't want to stay hitched at all. Plus your stitches don't want to stay twisted or knotted, and you're fighting the thread all the way through the project. Other threads, being built for a different craft, may have differences built into them that you don't want for bobbin lace. I vividly remember, back in the 80s, somebody in my club making a large project, not realizing the crochet thread she'd used had a bit of stretch in it. When she took the pins out at the very end the whole piece pulled up in some places and not in others and just generally refused to lie flat. Such a disappointment after all her hard work. Having said that, if you want strong colours you might like to use tatting cotton, which many people use all the time with complete success. Hope this helps. Adele West Vancouver, BC (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/
[lace] Coats & Clark S975 & Piper's silk
Hello Again! Thanks for that info Cindy. Now that I know Brenda's estimated wpc factor, it looks like I won't be using C&C S975 for Honiton! Just as a comparison though, Madeira Cotona is wimpy, wimpy, wimpy & pastel, pastel, pastel--something that I'd like to overcome. And maybe I don't fully understand why some threads are considered 'lace' threads & others not. Coming at this from the CQ (Crazy Quilt/embroidery) perspective, I don't consider any materials sacred to one technique or another--they're all fair game. So thanks again for the heads up! BTW--the C&C performed beautifully in my ancient sewing machine on my linen project, although we won't mention to Jeri that I used an archival, non-acid glue stick to temporarily hold the ribbon to the ground fabric. (vbg) Liz, you would ask & I don't really understand the change in the behavior of Piper's silk either. At the beginning of the week, I would say 90% of my bobbins needed clips. By the end of the week, non! e. So--was it thread wear? After all I did make lots of mistakes that required unlacing. Was it heat/humidity? Unlikely because we were in the chilliest, most climate controlled room at the Conference Center. Someone on Arachne (Jacquie maybe?) has mentioned that bobbins seem to have a mind of their own when the lacemaker is not confident. In that regard, I was more self assured at the end of the week in Sandi's class. The only other factor that I can think of is that the thread relaxed from its factory-wound condition. This theory could easily be tested by winding/hanging pairs at the outset. I will say, I know a gal who has a little collapsible rack that she uses. She winds all her bobbins & hangs them on a rack she purchased in Belgium. If anyone else has a suggestion, please jump in! It was certainly a curious effect & anything that helps me understand how to control my materials & tools, helps me make better lace sooner! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA U! SA - 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/
[lace] Coats & Clark S975 & Gutermann's silk
Hello All! Thank you Bev, Cindy & Brenda for feedback & advice. Bev, thanks for mentioning Sulky! I hadn't thought of it but will give it a try as there are some delicious colors. Brenda, I purchased the S975 so now you know why I was confused! I agree, the C&C site is not particularly user friendly so my efforts to cross-reference were going nowhere. It seems too that many 'lace threads' are bland colors, so having a wider range of sewing/quilting threads from which to choose is a good thing--even if they are not being produced for lacemaking purposes. It's sort of like Reynolds making Freezer Paper for freezing not for applique! Cindy, I'm not sure what you meant by "stiffer" flower petals when using quilting thread & guess I won't know until I try it myself. I would have thought that would be a good "thread attribute" so the petals don't droop? As to Gutermann's, I feel your pain! My latest plan to control Piper's silk was semi-successful & I will try this with! Gutermann's next time since both are Z twist threads. At Sweet Briar, I wound my bobbins counter-clockwise (anti-clockwise) & used Midlands bobbins with mini-hair clips. Big improvement in thread control! I had very little unfurling, however, Piper's is very springy & literally jumped off the bobbin at almost every opportunity. Using the mini clips to tame them was essential, however, this condition declined & disappeared by the end of the week. Now I need to determine whether hanging the bobbins to let the thread 'rest' will help. Otherwise, the opposite winding & non-rolling bobbins has made a world of difference for me. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - 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/
Re: [lace] Coats & Clark thread question
Hi Susan Well this is down to the mysteries of Coats - or Coats & Clarks as I think it is still called in USA. Coats & Clarks in UK ceased in the 1960s. I haven’t seen this thread, so I had a look on the Coats (UK) website and it’s not there in the list of cotton threads. I changed the location from UK to USA and looked at the list of cotton threads and yes it is there, but a lot of the UK ones are not! Indeed it seems to be two completely different ranges of cotton thread. http://www.makeitcoats.com/en-gb/explore/our-brands/coats http://www.makeitcoats.com/en-us It’s not a particularly easy site to use, but from either link click on the flag at the top to switch to the other one. Then scroll down to the purple bit at the bottom and choose ‘Coats Sewing Threads’ then click on the spool of purple cotton (USA) or the several reels of cotton (UK) UK offers: 4662030 30 Coats Cotton Sewing Thread 200m on Spool 4661040 40 Coats Cotton Sewing Thread 100m on Spool 4663040 40 Coats Cotton Sewing Thread 350m on Spool 4669040 40 Coats Cotton Sewing Thread - Multicolour 350m on Spool 4666040 40 Coats Cotton Sewing Thread 800m on Spool 4661050 50 Coats Cotton Sewing Thread 100m on Spool 4662050 50 Coats Cotton Sewing Thread 200m on Spool 4664050 50 Coats Cotton Sewing Thread 450m on Spool 4667050 50 Coats Cotton Sewing Thread 1000m on Spool 4665080 80 Coats Cotton Sewing Thread 650m on Spool 4668080 80 Coats Cotton Sewing Thread 1300m on Spool USA offers: S97030 All purpose 206m / 225yards 3 Ply S97230 Machine quilting206m / 225yards 3 Ply S97530 Machine quilting, solids320m / 350yards 3 Ply S98020 Hand quilting, glace finish 320m / 350yards 3 Ply V33 30 Machine quilting, multicolour 206m / 225yards 3 Ply V34 30 Machine quilting, solids 1097m / 1200yards 3 Ply V35 30 Machine quilting, multicolour 1097m / 1200yards 3 Ply I guess that you have bought either S972 or S975. It’s a 3 ply thread and being made for machine sewing will almost certainly be Z twist. Looking at other brands of 30/3 cottons (not many of them) it’s likely to be about 23-25 wraps/cm. Indeed it might even be a re-branded version of the size 30 the 'lace thread' they brought out a year or so ago to replace Filato di Cantu. http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/misc/misc.htm about ⅔ of the way down the page. It’s things like this that keep me on my toes! It’s bad enough with the brand name usually being Anchor or Mez in mainland Europe but to find that USA and UK have a totally different range of threads….. and the USA range seems to be only thicker thread for quilting, not the finer size 50 that is usually used for “ordinary” machine sewing. I now need to go in search of Coats 80 sewing thread which I’ve never seen but is apparently available in UK. Brenda On 29 Jun 2014, at 16:16, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: > The original plan was to use 40/3 YLI cotton but none could be found in Erie > so Plan B was in play. After much discussion with a staff member (silk vs > cotton), I came away with Coats Cotton Machine Quilting 30wt, described > online as "extra long staple Egyptian Giza cotton" thread. Coats explains > that it is "ideal for smaller projects like quilted crafts, wall hangings & > pillows"...with "little or no stretch". Having made mistakes with Brenda's > book before, I wanted to ask if this is a older thread with a different name > or newer thread not yet listed? It is quite smooth & has a nice sheen, > leading me to believe it may have lace potential even if the sewing machine > project doesn't work out. Has anyone used this thread & have an opin! > ion? Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - 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/
Re: [lace] Coats & Clark thread question
Hello Susan and everyone I used long-staple cotton sewing machine threads a lot for lace, viz. Sulky 30 wt. at 27 wraps. Your new thread should be quite nice for lace. On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 8:16 AM, wrote: > . I came away with Coats Cotton Machine Quilting 30wt, described > online as "extra long staple Egyptian Giza cotton" thread. ... Has anyone > used this thread & have an opin! > ion? -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful 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/
[lace] Coats & Clark thread question
Hello All! With the Threads for Lace ed. 5 in hand, I went to JoAnns yesterday to search for thread. My most pressing issue is how to machine sew linen ribbon (Yes--13/16" woven linen ribbon made in France!) to vintage Irish linen toweling. The original plan was to use 40/3 YLI cotton but none could be found in Erie so Plan B was in play. After much discussion with a staff member (silk vs cotton), I came away with Coats Cotton Machine Quilting 30wt, described online as "extra long staple Egyptian Giza cotton" thread. Coats explains that it is "ideal for smaller projects like quilted crafts, wall hangings & pillows"...with "little or no stretch". Having made mistakes with Brenda's book before, I wanted to ask if this is a older thread with a different name or newer thread not yet listed? It is quite smooth & has a nice sheen, leading me to believe it may have lace potential even if the sewing machine project doesn't work out. Has anyone used this thread & have an opin! ion? BTW--If there are any suggestions for sewing linen on linen, please contact me off list. Many thanks. BTW2--I was pleasantly surprised at the selection of threads at JoAnns so I will return for Gutermanns silk after I take inventory! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - 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/
[lace] Coats Ophir Gold Thread
Hi Jen, I think I bought mine somewhere like JoAnne Fabrics or Michaels, but they may only stock it before Christmas. Have you tried local embroidery shops? Check with Holly. She lists DMC metallic thread but does not give the types, as does Maria Provencher at Provo Enterprises in California. www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/2Threads.html#Metallic%20Threads http://www.provolace.com/THREAD.html Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Coats cotton 80 in UK
Hello Linda Assuming you mean Coats Anchor Artiste Mercer Crochet (which is Coats mercer crochet cotton) it is still listed on the Coats Website: http://www.coatscrafts.co.uk/Products/Crochet/anchor+artiste/Anchor+Artiste+Mercer+Crochet.htm Google 'coats anchor cotton' and at the top of the list will be Willow Fabrics in Knutsford, Cheshire http://www.willowfabrics.com/acatalog/Coats_Chain_Mercer_Crochet_Cotton.html If you can't get it, DMC Cordonnet 80 and DMC Special Dentelles 80 are very close matches. Brenda On 16 Sep 2009, at 02:40, Linda Walton wrote: does anyone know where I can buy Coats cotton 80? I'd prefer to find a supplier in the U.K., but I'm prepared to buy wherever I can. My local needlework shop has a display stand with a space labelled for it, but have tried to order it for me in vain. This is the first time this wonderful shop have ever failed me. Even the national chain, 'John Lewis' can't get it. I've also exchanged emails with the manufacturer, but they were not helpful: they didn't say that they'd stopped producing it, but they didn't seem interested in selling to me either. (How do they expect to stay in business! Is this part of a more general problem, or am I just unlucky?) Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Coats cotton 80 in UK
Hello Lace Makers, does anyone know where I can buy Coats cotton 80? I'd prefer to find a supplier in the U.K., but I'm prepared to buy wherever I can. My local needlework shop has a display stand with a space labelled for it, but have tried to order it for me in vain. This is the first time this wonderful shop have ever failed me. Even the national chain, 'John Lewis' can't get it. I've also exchanged emails with the manufacturer, but they were not helpful: they didn't say that they'd stopped producing it, but they didn't seem interested in selling to me either. (How do they expect to stay in business! Is this part of a more general problem, or am I just unlucky?) Perhaps a lace supplier has some? Or maybe a lace maker has half a bobbin that they no longer need? Yours sincerely, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it feels like Autumn, but the leaves are still green and clinging to the branches of the beech trees which gave our county its name). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Coats
Not sure which "lace" this will interest. I had a letter today that said Coats is moving out their warehouse from the UK to Germany. That is DMC and now Coats. Vivienne - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Coats Chain Mercer Crochet Cotton available free to a good home.
I only had one person contact me from the UK, so the thread will be winging its way to Babs in Derbyshire in the next day or so - as soon as I have her address. Karen, in Coventry Who has now started the five pointed star pattern. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Coats Chain Mercer Crochet Cotton available free to a good home.
Coats Chain Mercer Crochet Cotton available free to a good home. I believe most are complete balls. Willing to post to UK addresses. Please email me direct by Saturday 26th June. Let me know if you are interested in just a small part of what is on offer and I'll divide up / pull names out of hat as needed. Coats Chain Mercer Crochet Cotton No Colour No of balls 5 610 (beige) 6 40 610 (beige) 1 60 610 (beige) 1 5 cream 2 20 608 (dark cream)1 20 901 (variagated yellow) 2 20 477 (brown) 4 20 765 (yellow)1 20 891 (variagated blue) 2 + part ball 20 889 (variagted purple) 2 20 884 (variagated pink) 2 20 8907 (space dyed green/blue/beige) 8 Karen, in Coventry who needs to declutter due to a pending house move. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Coats thread
Dear friends, A woman in the USA is crocheting my grandfather's baby bonnet and tells me that over there Coats no longer make the thread I recommended, which was Coats-Mercer crochet cotton #40. I find that surprising as here in Australia it's been the most commonly used thread for generations and they make it in sizes ranging from the thickest #10 down to #100. Can someone please tell me an equivalent thread to #40 if this is true. Love David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
