Re: [lace] distributors of Liana threads

2007-02-24 Thread Adele Shaak
This subject came up a few years ago, and I think we concluded that Anchor Liana is sold in North America as Opera, (by Coats and Clark in Canada; I don't know if the same manufacturer is listed in the US) Opera is widely available - it's even at my local Michael's. Adele North Vancouver, BC

Re: [lace] distributors of Liana threads

2007-02-24 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Coats, Anchor and Mez are all part of the same company - not sure who owns whom - but the different brands often appear side by side, with Mez being marketed more in continental Europe, Anchor in USA Japan and Coats in Britain, so it could well be just a different branding of the same

[lace] distributors of Liana threads

2007-02-23 Thread Flyingkitn
Dear arachne-colleagues: Can someone give me some information on why it is impossible to obtain Liana threads in the U.S. and where I might find a supplier of Liana threads from Europe for some of my Anna projects. I have tried to substitute DMC cordonnet, but not been happy with the

Re: [lace] distributors of Liana threads

2007-02-23 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hello Linda This is a thread that I haven't actually seen myself, so can only make educated guesses. http://www.sewandso.co.uk/ran1026-0.html has a description of the thread, describing it as 'ticket size 10' This looks like 3ply thread with one of the plies being methlon (glitter)