A couple of months ago I wrote about the possibility of a new coloured
linen thread becoming available.
Well I now have a sample of the finest size which I have measured as
34 wraps/cm - heavy point ground or fine torchon thickness. The only
problem is that fine linen is very expensive to
Linen that fine, and in colour... wow!...at that price I'll buy just what I
need for a project,
rather than stocking up with as many colours as take my fancy, but I'd
certainly be willing to pay
that price for it (linen that fine wasn't cheap even when it was readily
available, and even when
I am working in Cantu now and am not using very fine threads, but I would
certainly pay that price for a fine Torchon project, if one came up.
Sr. Claire
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Would you be prepared to pay 12-15 Euros, 10-12 GBP, 18-21 USD for a 250
metre spool of fine, coloured, linen thread?
I have to side with Sue. I
would not pay that price as I am not fond of linen thread and would stick with
silk or cotton.
Jane O'Connor
jjo...@sbcglobal.net
New Lenox, IL USA
I probably would buy it. Can you let us know which suppliers might be
stocking it. Obviously the Christmas Fair at Solihull would be a good
place for it to be seen, or maybe Harrogate next year. Like most things I
do like to see some before I commit myself.
Maureen
East Yorkshire
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I probably would only do so for a special project, to get 'just the right
color'.
Lorri
I'm told
that less than 5% of the crop is good enough for this fine thread and
of course it would have to be reflected in the price. Would you be
prepared to pay 12-15 Euros, 10-12 GBP, 18-21 USD for
lace@arachne.com
Sent: Thursday,
September 3, 2009 9:47:53 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] Cost of linen thread
I
probably would only do so for a special project, to get 'just the right
color'.
Lorri
I'm told
that less than 5% of the crop is good enough for
this fine thread and
of course it would
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Brenda Paternoster
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Subject: [lace] Cost of linen thread
A couple of months ago I wrote about the possibility of a new coloured
linen thread becoming available.
Well I
I agree with Karenit would be worth the cost if the quality was
high. I think that much of the displeasure with working with linen has
to do with its slubbiness and inconsistency. If the finer linen
reflected less of these properties, it would be very desirable.
Vicki in Maryland
