Dear Sue et al, This has been discussed already on Arachne several years ago.
I am one who is patiently waiting to make my Tonder lace in linen. Alex
Stillwell told me it was due to the fact that linen thread is now made
exclusively by machine, and those machines won't accept the very long fib
Thanks for weighing in on this issue Brenda! I’ve annotated my Threads for
Lace accordingly. My search has identified all kinds of linen threads/yarns
that I’d never heard of. Most of them are heavier weight to please the knitters
& book binders. BUT, perhaps I’ve hit a nerve here. Lacemakers a
Knoxâs and J Harris & Sons were discontinued many years ago, as were DMC
linen threads and the finer C&F. I thought that the best chance of still
getting a fine linen thread would be from Bart and Francis, but their 130/2
isnât showing on their website. Several years ago they were looking at
Pulling out my Paternoster/6, I see the following linen threads are in
range:Bart & Francis 130/2, 34wpc; Bouc 110, 37wpc and 140, 46wpc; C&F 120, 37
wpc, 140, 46wpc; DMC Lin Floche150, 40wpc; DMC Lin pour Dentelles, 70, 40wpc;
Fresia 140/2, 36wpc; J Harris & Sons Pure Flax Lace Thread 140, 44wp
To follow up—apparently Bockens has discontinued 120/2 linen (34wcm) so Holly
is offering Fil au Chinois, 1500m. Seems like a 3 lifetime supply plus I was
aiming for a slightly finer thread. I’ve been working with YLI Fine metallics
(39wcm) on a 3mm isometric grid. It’s a good fit for that scal
Doesn't anyone in the US stock Moravia linen any more? That's sad!
https://www.kloeppelshop.de/en/Yarn-Wire/Linen-Yarn/Moravia/Moravia-Linen-Yarn-Colored-NeL-40-2.html
Sue
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i live in the desert in southern Nevada USA and at the most humid we get to
about 45%. we only get 12" of rain each year (mostly within two months).
storing threads like linen (and cotton) is a challenge so i mostly use
silk and when i need the others, i only order what i need so i don't have
to
Thatâs a lot dryer than UK - we are 70%-90% relative humidity.
A fine mist of water into the atmosphere around the cabinet, not directly onto
the linen, from time to time should help especially in the drier/summer
months.
Acid free tape and an acid free marker sound fine to me.
Brenda
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Hi Joseph,
As you know I live in Adelaide and we have an extremely dry climate with
quite low humidity. This is fatal when using linen threads in our
summer as they tend to just disintegrate very quickly. I refrain from
using linen threads during our summer months.
Cheers,
Shirley T. -
I live in South Australia.
We dont live in the desert, we have an average humidity of 35-55%. I wouldnt
know how to rate that as dry or mildly damp.
I have a small cabinet that has a mesh front, and a couple of shelves. It will
fit in the bathroom. I will make some trays to put the thread in.
H
> We live in a single story house, with no attic or basement.
>
> What is the best way to keep moisture in the thread? Is there a device that
i
> can keep with the thread when it has been property prepared for storage?
>
> At my last resort, i can put a small cabinet in the bathroom too keep the
>
Thanks for your reply.
I am looking at buying Freesia Linen and Bocken's Linen, I am open to any
recommendations for other linen threads.
We live in a single story house, with no attic or basement.
What is the best way to keep moisture in the thread? Is there a device that i
can keep with the th
Dear Joseph,
A couple years ago, I heard from someone with a museum lace collection that
they had determined that some varieties of Acid Free tissue were drying.
And so, they were changing their procedures. Perhaps Devon can share some
light on the subject.
The other thing to consider i
Thank you Brenda,
We don't live in a centrally heated house, so that's not a problem.
I can install a small ventilated cabinet in the bathroom if need be. I was more
thinking about some sort of humidor.
I have some Acid-Free tissue on order at the moment.
Thanks again.
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Regards,
Joseph
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>
> I would like to start buying some linen thread as i really like the texture
and the while concept of a fiber that you can grow (other than cotton and the
likes). I do know that linen threads store really well, but are difficult to
store.
Like any textile fibre linen is best stored in the dark.
> I seem to remember many years ago reading that the cultivars of flax that
made the finest threads were deliberately destroyed during the French
Revolution, along with any saved seeds. However, all may not be lost! Flax is
a diploid plant with perfect flowers, an inbreeding system, and an annual
h
>> The size of
>> the linen is size 50, 60, and 70. The brand is Campbell' s made in
Ireland.
>> What type of lace would you recommend for this linen I also acquired a few
>> skeins of linen years agoà 6 skeins size 60 thread W. J. Knox LTP LC on
the
>> label and 3 size 20 with the same maker. Wh
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> On 17 Oct 2016, at 16:23, Jeriames@AOL.
>
> Thank you Jeri for once again taking the time and trouble to post a lengthy
> email full of interesting history about lace related facts. I'm sure that
> many of us who complai
Original October 16 question:
Hello All! May I ask what brand linen thread you are using & why? I'm a
bit steamed to find big hunks of lint stuck in 90/2 linen thread & unsure
of whether to pick it out & risk breaking the thread or cutting it out &
adding a new bobbin. While I realize th
I have seen many fine old Binche pieces in the German Lace Guild's museum, and
the threads were extremely fine. Even a tiny slub would have affected the
quality of the lace! In the old flax, not only were the fibers much finer, but
they were also much longer, so that allowed fine threads which
My perspective is that there a variety of qualities of linen that give us
multiple options when planning a project. Some threads are fairly smooth, and
others have lots of slubs. The art of matching the thread to the design is
part of the fun!
Clay
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> On Oct 16, 2016, at 2:
On 17 Oct 2016, at 09:12, Kathleen Harris wrote:
> They told me that the old varieties of flax, which were used to produce linen
> thread fine enough to make, for instance, Binche lace, have been lost.
> Today's flax varieties just do not have fine enough fibres.
I have heard that too, but won
I have spun flax into linen thread, fine enough to make lace, but only just! I
made a small owl with it (Gill Dye's design?). I have discussed linen thread
with tutors from the Kantcentrum in Bruges. They told me that the old varieties
of flax, which were used to produce linen thread fine enough
Not all brands of linen are the same. I used Fresia brand linen in the
tablecloth I finished this year. It was quite smooth. The few slubs were
far apart. I think the Fresia thread was made for lacemaking. The linen
that is full of slubs was probably made for weaving, and the slubs were
i
Thank you Adele! I particularly appreciate your reference to linen clothing as
there as some very fine linen clothes out there. Beautiful to wear &
launder--& they last for years. Others are unsuitable for much of anything &
they don't last long even on delicate cycle! So It seems that finel
Hi Susan:
True story - in London the mid-1960s, linen manufacturers worked and worked to
get the slubs (that’s what those big hunks of lint are called) out of the linen
thread used to make fabric, because people wanted smooth linen for high-quality
dressmaking. Then the 60s fashion revolution h
My first teacher advised taking a paper towel, wetting it, wringing it out
and sort of arranging it in a three dimensional shape with lots of
surfaces, under the cover cloth which is held up with pins. This creates sort
of a
vapor chamber that is not air tight and that does not have the dam
Hi Lynn...
Years ago, there was an extensive series of discussions about this issue. Our
Polar Vortex has really affected the threads with which we work!
You are right to add moisture to your threads when the humidity is so low in
our heated homes. As I recall, the collective advice was to
Hi Sherry
Knox was a leading manufacturer of lace thread until sometime mid 20th century,
so if your thread is still in good condition and hasn't dried out and become
week you can use it for bobbinlace. Size 20 measures 18 wraps/cm and between
Perle 8 and Perle 12 in thickness. You need a (to
ds to the pound... It
was a single ply. This is the one I was curious about!
Clay
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Hello Clay
None of these are particularly fine; even the 30 lea would only compare
to NeL 60/2, about 24 or 25 wraps/cm and the two thicker ones are
stated to be tow linen and therefore pretty slubby. Linen tow is all
the bits and pieces left over after the best fibres have been used -
rathe
With our talk about the books by Brenda Paternoster and Martina
Wolter-Kampmann still fresh in our minds, it's interesting to see these
cones of linen on eBay. It looks like the cones were manufactured for
millwork - surely lacemakers would not have ordinarily bought so much at
one time, and excep
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