Is this true for sewing thread as well? I sew with Gudebrod thread from the fabric store. Joyce
I was on the Gudebrod Pro Staff for 6 or 7 years. They closed down the > program because it was not financially productive. I guess that is the > reason for shutting down the tying thread production too. Personally I think > it was the best tying thread made. Yes, that is my opinion. Now it looks > like all thread production is shut down. > Tony > > --- On *Thu, 8/5/10, Neville Gosling <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Neville Gosling <[email protected]> > Subject: [VFB] Gudebrod > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 11:36 AM > > > This is not good! > > > Neville (Nev) Gosling > Greater Vancouver, > B.C. Canada > > > Courtesy of Singlebarbed: > ------------------------------ > > Rod making legend lays off entire > workforce<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Singlebarbed/%7E3/dtbHbVc7vU8/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email> > > Posted: 05 Aug 2010 12:02 AM PDT > > *[image: gudebrod NCP thread] The Gudebrod thread company* appears to be > another casualty of recent economic upheaval, with banks unwilling to lend > and small businesses caught without capital. > > Gudebrod has been synonymous with silk and rod winding threads for decades, > yet has been forced to lay off its entire workforce. > > *W.E. “Nat” LeGrande Jr., company president, said he is hopeful the > layoffs, which occurred Friday, will be temporary. He said about 60 to 65 > union and non-union workers have been temporarily laid off from the 274 > Shoemaker Road facility while the financially troubled, family-owned company > seeks new capital.* > > - via The > Mercury<http://www.pottstownmercury.com/articles/2010/08/03/news/srv0000008996077.txt> > > The company has been struggling since the loss of the Glide dental floss > contract in 2007, which represented 63% of their net business, proving yet > again how little angling dollars contribute to a company’s bottom line. > > Us hoarders have learned to snatch up whatever stocks remain, as too often > published reports of “temporary” setbacks are found to be permanent > closures. > > It’s likely someone will fill the gap, but if you’re an aficionado of their > products I would lay in a goodly supply of the colors used most. They can > use the bucks, and you’d be covered for the foreseeable future. > > Gudebrod makes a wide variety of silk, nylon, and Kevlar threads for both > rods and flytying. Their “NCP” (no color preservative) thread was quite the > rage in the day as it remained opaque with no loss of color when a rod > finish was applied. > > Thread making must be a hellish business as we’ve lost both Danville’s > Monocord and (perhaps) the entire Gudebrod line in the same year. > > Gudebrod thread, rod wrapping thread, Danville Monocord, NCP thread, > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/Singlebarbed?a=dtbHbVc7vU8:6ognPbJknQE:yIl2AUoC8zA> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/Singlebarbed?a=dtbHbVc7vU8:6ognPbJknQE:V_sGLiPBpWU> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/Singlebarbed?a=dtbHbVc7vU8:6ognPbJknQE:l6gmwiTKsz0> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/Singlebarbed?a=dtbHbVc7vU8:6ognPbJknQE:gIN9vFwOqvQ> > You are subscribed to email updates from > Singlebarbed<http://singlebarbed.com> > To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe > now<http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailunsubscribe?k=8B1P5CkHEI-sqtl2NBhFe_UWDP8> > . Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL > USA 60610 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
