Hi Susan
It sounds as though it might the same as Presencia El Molino - a 7 stranded
rayon embroidery thread, on a spool rather than in a skein, each of the
strands being singles yarn.
Presencia El Molono: 1S/7Z - 11 w/cm. single strand 1S - 23 w/cm
Rayon is a very soft thread, not a lot of âb
So itâs saying to use size 80 crochet cotton for lace around a
handkerchief.
If the pattern says DMC then it does mean Cordonnet 80 or Special Dentelles 80
(which I believe is the same thread, just that Cordonnet comes in big balls
and white and ecru only, Special Dentelles comes in lots of colo
Häkelgarn is German. And Taschentücher is the plural of Taschentuch and this is
in English a handkerchief. And here it means thread for lace around a
handkerchief.
The mention brand is DMC but if Cordonnet or spez. dentelles isn’t clear if
not mentioned on the label. And this isn’t always so.
Yes, Häkelgarn means crochet thread, (Iâm not sure which language;
Norwegian? Finnish? So probably DMC Cordonnet or Special Dentelles
(âtatting cottonâ) or something similar.
I donât know what Taschenticher means - itâs probably referring to a
specific part of the lace.
Brenda
> On 4
Hello Judith,
häkeln is crochet Häkelgarn thread for crochet. No 80 is fine it’s for crochet
lace. It’s very strong twisted so it’s not fitting for every sort of bobbin
lace.
Ilske
> Am 04.01.2016 um 18:54 schrieb Judith Bongiovanni :
>
> Happy New Projects fellow lace makers. Can someone ple
I think that Sue has answered the questions.
I'm sure it will be 'au ver a soie' rather than 'du ver a soie' and the platre
version of the natural cotton is smooth rather than 'roc' which is cabled (I
think double plied like cordonnet crochet threads) or 'stuc' which is loopy.
I've not seen i
Is it "Au ver a Soie" rather than "Du ver a soie" ?
http://www.silk-thread.com/our-silk-threads#pure-soie
If so that is listed under the 'a' section in silks in Brenda's book.
Bergere de France is a brand, and cotons nature platre is listed here:
http://www.bergeredefrance.com/cotons-natur
Yes Jacqui, you are right to be confused!
I should have said Finca 80 would probably be OK although a bit heavier, whilst
Finca 100 would be a fairly good match albeit just a tiny bit finer.
Apologies for the confusion - I shoudn't write emails so late at night.
Brenda
On 1 Oct 2013, at 12:4
Hello Jenny and everyone
Your Finca 100 will do, keep in mind it is different in grist from silk
thread.
I made a small roundel from Ruth's book, with Clover sewing machine silk
100, and used a very thick French silk floss for the gimp. This fine silk
produced a surprisingly firm fabric (the gimp
Hi Jenny
25 pins per 5cm = 2mm spaces between the pins.
The chart on page 8 of T4L, Ed 5 or
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/threadsize/threadsize.html
suggests 50 w/cm
Brok 120/2 is 60 w/cm and Egyptian Gassed is 58 w/cm (both cotton counts or NeC
sizes) are both a bit finer.
Tanne 80
LOL it pays to actually read the book *blush*
On page 119 it says that 90 deniers equals 120/2 Nec or 200/2 Nm
As I have Finca 100 (54wpc) I think that will work. If I am wrong, Please,
please tell me
Jenny Brandis
Kununurra, Western Australia
Subject: [lace] thread question
I am going to hav
Dear Sr. Claire,
With thread of age, it is a good idea to test for strength and whether it
not only looks good but is still strong. I mean, has the strength been
compromised? If I am considering such old thread for use in lace repairs (and
I do prefer old thread that more-closely matches
Only one of the skeins still has a tag on it. The label reads:
No. 4
LCF
Coeur de Lin
Superfin
300 Tours
Has anyone heard of it?
Thanks,
Sr. Claire
=
Coeur de Lin = Heart of Linen
Superfin = Very Fine
300 Tours = 300 Turns
It sound
I think Brenda is half right. On looking at it near the window I think it is
probably 20 grams White 100. It does not look like 160, but it could be that
the second half of the first 0 was not printed. I also have a much thinner
spool where the printing is illegible and I think it might be 20
I also have a spool of this thread - which came from the large stash of
a Belgian lace teacher. This spool was unopened when I got it, and has
a label on the cellophane covering, as well as another tucked inside the
cone. The cone for this thread is green. I suspect that the cones were
color
On 12 Jun 2010, at 00:27, Janice Blair wrote:
> I have been going through some thread belonging to a member of our guild who
> is no longer able to make lace. I have come across a couple of spools of
> linen with no name or size that I recognise. They are on orange cardboard
> tubes. At one
Coats Opera 20.
Thickness wise any perle 12, but all perles are 2 ply, Finca is 3 ply.
Brenda
On 19 Oct 2007, at 15:36, ann.humphreys wrote:
Can anybody tell me what the alternative thread is to Finca 20 please.
I have loads of threads but not this.
Ann
Yorkshire UK
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At 5:24 pm -0400 21/5/07, lace-digest wrote:
> In the book Modern Lace, the author calls for "Translucent Lurex
thread". Can anyone tell me where in the US this can be obtained or
what the equivalent would be? Thanks.
Who's the author of this book? What sort of lace is it?
The book will
Hello Judith
In the book Modern Lace, the author calls for "Translucent Lurex
thread". Can anyone tell me where in the US this can be obtained or
what the equivalent would be? Thanks.
Who's the author of this book? What sort of lace is it?
Lurex is a brand name, and registered trade name, o
Hello Jean
I have a pattern for a crocheted miser's purse, which calls for "purse
silk" as the thread. Anyone got suggestions on what this is?
I've not heard of "purse silk" as such but I'd suggest that it was a
filament/reeled silk for strength and firmly twisted (ie not a floss
silk) to a
> > I can cope with the Colcoton. But what is Gold Rush.
> It's a thick glitter thread (67% viscose, 33% metalised polyester)
> of chain construction - same as crochet chain. 12 wraps/cm. Nearest
> equivalents are Twilleys Gold Dust 20 or Anchor Arista,
Since it's for gimp and therefore there
Hello Miriam
I bought in Athens the pattern book of "Butterflies in 'sGravenmoerse
Lace". As usual I have no idea what the threads required are.
I can cope with the Colcoton. But what is Gold Rush.
It's a thick glitter thread (67% viscose, 33% metalised polyester) of
chain construction - sam
Hello jacqueline
I've followed the discussion over the years about S and Z twists and
one or
the other causing threads to unwind but I can't sort it out in my head!
If a thread is S or Z twist and it is wound onto a bobbin one way then
onto
another bobbin the same way which bobbin unwinds? It s
I've never bought the S/Z causing unwinding, but I think I can answer your
question anyway. Take a piece of thread (yarn would be easier). Hold it
vertically--is it S or Z? Now turn it over (put the other hand above).
It's still the same twist direction.
So wind one end onto a bobbin. Then tak
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