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Addendum to Threads for Lace Edition 5

Erratum - page 12:4th line from bottom should read:
39 ÷ 60 x 100% = 65%

Linen and bast threads

Thread Size Spin Wraps/cm
Wm Barbour & Sons Best Lace thread   60/3 3S 20
    120/3 2S 31
Barbours Royal Irish Linen floss   G 2S 15
Bart & Francis Linen   50/4 NeL 4S 17
    30/3 NeL 3S 14
    50/3 NeL 3S 18
    65/3 NeL 3S 22
    70/3 NeL 3S 24
    50/2 NeL 2S 21
    60/2 NeL 2S 24
    130/2 NeL 2S 34
Bart & Francis Bamboo 2x(120/2)Nm 60/2 Nm 2S/2Z 27
Bart & Francis Lino Flandrica Tricot Special (one twisted ply 1 floss ply)     2S 3
Crest & M.... Pure linen   A 2S 10
DMC Lin pour Dentelles   20 4S 14
DMC Lin Floche   70 2S 28
Faudel's Ltd Pure Linen Flourishing thread   size 0 2S 16
Goldschild Linen Nm Nm 30/3 NeL 50/3 3S 19
Herculex Lin Extra 40 3S 15
  60 3S 18
  80 3S 20
  100 3S 21
Herdman Ltd Sion (Mills) Nm39.6 Lea 66 1Z 36
Knox's LC 16 3S 14
  70 2S 32
Knox's Linen crochet 14 2Z/3S 14
  40 2Z/3S 23
  50 2Z/3S 26
Knox's Falcon 18 2S 15
  20 2S 16
Knox's linen floss 50 2S 23
Knox's linen floss (skein, orange label) Size 2 2S 16
Knox's linen gimp 36 2S 25
  48 2S 32
Lang Yarns Lino Premium   2S 5
J Stighelmans fil de Courtrai No 400 2S 35
Texere Conemara Linen 10/1 nm 1Z 20
Texere C4 linen   1Z/10S 5
. . . single strand   1Z 26
Texere Natural linen light 6S 6
Texere White linen light 3S 6
Texere Dublin linen 18/12 cc 6Z/3S 5
Uppingham Yarns Hemp (canapa) 3.3 nm 1S 9
Uppingham Yarns Bamboo 2/36 2S 23
  3/68 3S 22
Uppingham Yarns linen Chiaro (one twisted ply 1 floss ply) 2.1 nm 2S 5
Uppingham Yarns linen SS10 1S 29
Uppingham Yarns linen 2/13.5 2S 12

 

Cotton Threads

Thread Size Spin Wraps/cm
Ajax Sartel Retors, 3 fils extra 24 3Z 21
Anchor Coton a Broder Ricamo 16 4S 16
  30 4S 23
Arderns Crochet 40 2S/3Z 30
Cartier Bresson À la Croix 16 4S 15
Au Chinois Fil a Gant cotton glace 120 2Z 36
Clark & Co Coton a Repriser   2S/4 10
. . . Single strand   2S 31
Clark's Embroidery Cotton for machines 50 left 2Z 38
  30 left 2Z 28
Coats Swallow 50 3Z 30
Coats Cometa Encajes 20 2S 20
  30 3Z 23
  40 2Z 26
  50 2Z 28
J&P Coats Crochet 24 2S/3Z 23
J&P Coats Closing Thread 60 3Z 11
John Dewhurst & sons, Superior Sewing cotton for singer, six cord 100 2Z/3S 35
DMC Alsa 40 3Z 28
DMC cotton Floche a Broder 10 6S 14
  20 4S 23
DMC Coton a Broder 45 4S 28
DMC Tubino (Art 623A)   2Z 28
Empress Mills Chain 170s 2Z 36
Empress Mills cotton (white is finer than ecru) 60s (white) 3Z 32
  60s (ecru) 3Z 31
  50s (white) 3Z 29
  50s (ecru) 3Z 27
  40s (white) 3Z 27
  40s (ecru) 3Z 26
  30s (white) 3Z 22
  30s (ecru) 3Z 23
  24s (white) 3Z 20
  24s (ecru) 3Z 21
  18s (white) 3Z 18
  18s (ecru) 3Z 17
Empress Mills Mercerised cotton 40s 3Z 26
Kerr & Co Lustre Twist (Scotland) 30 3Z 31
Lily Tatting cotton   4Z 25
Kerr & Co Lustre Twist (Scotland) 30 3Z 31
MEZ AG Protocord   3Z 43
E Peat 14 slip 2S 54
  4 slip 2S 29
Samson mercerised sewing thread 40/3 3Z 28
Sericum mercerised machine twist 60 3Z 36
Superior Threads Masterpiece 50/2 2Z 38
Swallow machine cotton Art 5459 60 3Z 34
Swan Machine cotton   3Z 30
Sylko Perle 5 2Z 12
Texere Emporer Penguin merc cotton 2/16 cc 2S 19
Texere King Penguin 100% cotton 2/16 cc 2S 16
Texere Monaco   2S 4
Texere Provence 8/8 cc 1S/8Z 5
. . . single strand   1S 20
Texere Empress Crochet } 10/3 3Z 13
Texere Empress Crochet } (same label diferent spin) 10/3 3S 12
Texere cotton 3/11 cc 3S 12
Texere Stranded cotton   2S/8Z 7
. . . single strand   2S 22
Texere Mercerised cotton 10/2 nm 2S 10
Texere combed cotton 2/34 2S 21
Texere Lancashire 100% cotton 12/9 cc 3Z/3S 9
  12/18 cc 6Z/3S 5
Texere fine strong cotton 2/15 cc 2S 16
Texere fine cotton 3/12 cc 3S 14
Texere cotton 4/16 cc 4S 10
  3/32 nm 3S 20
  3/8 cc 3S 9
Texere cotton chenille (4 ply equiv) fine 2S+ 6
Texere Stranded cotton   2S/6Z 10
. . . single strand   2S 22
Unity Glace 80 2Z 38
Uppingham Yarns combed cotton 3/24 3S 14
Uppingham Yarns cotton slub   1Z 22
Uppingham Yarns 65% cotton 35% milk fibre   3S 21
Richard Wernekinke "RWG" (Holland) 200/2 2S 56

 

Silk Threads

Thread Size Spin Wraps/cm
Bart & Francis Royal Camel 50% camel hair 50% silk 16/1 Nm 1Z 22
  16/2 Nm 2S 12
  16/3 Nm 3S 10
  45/1 Nm 1Z 30
  45/2 Nm 2S 20
  45/3 Nm 3S 18
Bart & Francis Shantung silk, Flame structure clean gassed   2S/16  
Bart & Francis Shantung Yaspé 3/15 3S 8
Bart & Francis SilkS & WoolS 4% morus silk, 15% shantung silk 5% merino 35% Australian wool   1Z 11
Bart & Francis 50% Qiviot (Bison) 50% Morus silk   3S 6
Pearsall's Floss stout 1 7
Robin and Russ spun silk 140/2 2S 34
Texere Yarns Regency silk (spun) 60/2 nm 2S 24
Texere Roma silk (spun) 60/2 nm 2S 24
  120/4 nm 2S/2S 24
. . . . . 100/2 nm 2S 30
Texere Divine silk chenille 4.5nm 2S+ 6
Texere Dynasty 13/1 nm 1Z 16
Texere Bliss mulberry silk lopi 1.5 nm 1Z 5
Texere Fantasy silk 3/1 nm 1Z 7
Texere Landscape (linen & silk)   2S 23
Texere Enigma (50% silk 50% wool) 10/1 nm 1S 13
Texere GardenFlowers (50% silk 50% cotton) 1/10 wc 1S 14
Texere Silk Heather (40% silk 30% wool 30% cotton) 9/1 nm 1S 12
Texere Thai silk 3/§ nm 1Z 8
Texere Sky One 90% mulberry silk 5% cotton neps 5% cashmere 10/1 nm 1S 12
Texere Sky Two 90% mulberry silk 5% cotton neps 5% cashmere 10/2 nm 2Z 9
Texere Galaxy One 90% mulberry silk 5% cotton neps 5% cashmere 10/1 nm 1S 12
Texere Galaxy Six 90% mulberry silk 5% cotton neps 5% cashmere 10/5 6Z 5
Texere Silk & viscose (60% mulberry silk 40% black viscose)   2S 13
Texere Donegal (Tussah silk with cotton neps) 10/1 nm 1S 12
Texere Harlequin (90% mulberry 10% cotton neps) 10/1 1S 12
Texere Wild silk - 100% tussah silk size 1 11.3/1 nm 1Z 18
  size 2 11.3/2 nm 2S 8
  size 4 11.3/4 nm 2S 6
  size 8 11.3/8 nm 2S 5
  size 16 11.3/16 nm 3S 3
Texere Chinese silk 117 17/1 nm 1Z 17
  217 17/2 nm 2S 12
  317 17/3 nm 3S 8
  417 17/4 nm 4S 6
  817 17/8 nm 8S 5
  1617 17/16 nm 16S 4
Uppingham Yarns Japanese silk (spun)     2S 33
Uppingham Yarns silk (filament)   4/120 2S/2S 25

Synthetic & Man-made Threads

Thread Size Spin Wraps/cm
Barbours Terko (old spool, no size)   2Z 38
DMC Colour Infusions Memory Thread 40%copper, 34%viscose, 23%cotton, 3%polyamide   wrap 8
Donisthorpe Donblend polyester cottton corespun   2Z 31
Polyfil No 120 2Z 36
  No 75 2Z 28
Rainbow Gallery Fuzzy Stuff   chain+ 11
Texere Matise (spun viscose) 50/2 nm 2S 21
Texere Prism (viscose)   2Z 9
Texere Priary Marl (mixed fibres)   2S 5
Texere Safari (polyester)   2S 13
Texere Pinewood viscose ribbon 4 ply knit 7
  DK knit 4
Texere Picasso Gimp light wrap 8
  medium wrap 6
Texere Viscose unspun 5/1 nm 1 10
Texere Viscose 12/2 nm 2S 15
Texere viscose filament   1S 15
Texere Fine viscose 2/24 cc 2S 17
Texere Bleached viscose   3S 10
Texere linen & viscose (slub viscose linen binder)   2S 12
Texere Viscose Chenille   2S+ 7
Uppingham Yarns Acrylic chenille   2S 9
Uppingham Yarns Kelvar 100% polyester   2S 18
Uppingham Yarns Viscose - space dyed 7.5 nm 4S 10
Uppingham Yarns acrylic   3S 21
Uppingham Yarns 50% cotton 50% acrylic   1Z 17
Uppingham Yarns Thremoformable Grilon   1S 34
Uppingham Yarns 65% wood 35% milk fibre   3S 19
Uppingham Yarns viscose (knitted)   chain 12
Uppingham Yarns viscose   3Z 7
YLI Ultasheen acrylic embroidery   2Z 35

Glitter Threads

Thread Size Spin Wraps/cm
Bart & Francis Metaloïd gimp 80% cotton 20% polyester   wrap 16
Bart & Francis Metalo Fantasy, copper bouclette with polyester/pvc   bound 12* aprox
Bart & Francis Starship Isotherm strip 4.5mm flat 9 * aprox
Bart & Francis Inox multistrand   1Z 34
Scovill Dritz No 616 24% nylon 76% Inoxor   wrap 33
Texere Glitter tape   knit 3
Texere Glitter   chain 8
Texere Stardust (multi colour)   chain 8
Uppingham Yarns metallic (Lurex)   bound 24
Uppingham Yarns fine Lurex   bound 32
Uppingham Yarns knitted Lurex   chain 8
Uppingham Yarns Lurex flourescent   bund 28
Uppingham Yarns Irisé MOP   bound 23
Uppingham Yarns Glow in the Dark nylon   bound 23
Uppingham Yarns lurex holographic   bound 22
Uppingham Yarns Knitted metallic 59% nylon 41% polyester 1/3.5 chain 7
Uppingham Yarns27% steel 73% wool   2S 30
Uppingham Yarns Lurex Embroidery   wrap 42
Uppingham Yarns Neon 'Abigail' 74% vicose 26% polyester   wrap 19
*impossible to make accurate windings with this type of thread

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