Interesting question, and my immediate response is ...Possibly not.
In all my sewing experience, I haven't found any machine thread made of linen.
It's the nature of the textile that makes it unsuitable for machines. Linen
thread tends to be a bit irregular in thickness, and has slubs. It is
H Donna
I would use the same thread that I have used to make the lace to sew the
finished lace to the material. As your material is linen and your lace is
made from linen then there would be no compromise.Plus it would blend in
beautifully.
Maureen
E Yorks UK Where the snow fall
Another major reason why linen threads are not suitable for machine sewing is
that they are nearly all S spun. That makes them very suitable for BL because
most BL has more twists than crosses in its construction and the twist action
will tend to tighten a Z spun thread but loosen an S spun
The one site I found which sold linen sewing thread did say that it has to
be waxed with bees wax before using. Probably for this very reason- the
coming unspun. Will that bit of wax become a problem later on? Will it
eventually collect dirt and discolor?
I do think my best option is to sew the
