Interesting Thread  

Posted by MeganH in

I’ve been wandering on Etsy, and found an interesting thread :

http://www.etsy.com/listing/70844548/6-yards-of-lovely-antique-thick-white

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Description :- Fantastic French cotton and metal thread wound around a vintage spool. Spool is made of wood. Thread is made of thick white (cotton?) thread with gold metal thread spun into it. 6 yards (5.49 meters )

$7.50US, $2 shipping to the US, $4.80 everywhere else.

To my eye, the gold looks like a flat gilt.

I sent the link to Yvette Stanton of http://vettycreations.com.au/white-threads/ and she suggested that the gilt *may* bunch up on being put through the ground.

IMHO, it would best used couched down.

It’s cotton, note, not silk. I think it would make for an interesting highlight in a piece or used entirely in fully couched piece.

The “combination of the cotton and gold is probably about as thick as cotton for crochet although I think it might be a bit stiffer than that...... I have absolutely no idea of the provenance of this thread and honestly don't even know where I would start getting any information. I really wish I knew more about these things. What I can tell you is that I bought it from a source who I believe to be reputable (I am no expert) who described it exactly as I did. ”

(quote from seller)

– tho I think there are different thicknesses of crochet thread? I don’t know, I don’t crochet.

Anyway, I’m picking up a reel to add to my stash – I’ve never seen a gilt-wound thread, other than the reproduced Elizabethan ones from Thistle Thread.

If anyone knows of any others, I’d be interested, but surprised that they exist.

There are only 3 reels available, so if you are interested – go for it!

And, I’ll add the standard disclaimer – the shop has nothing to do with me, and I gain no profit by advertising it or this thread. I just saw it, and saw some possibilities…..

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Tip for the day : search on "Bullion" on Etsy. Yummy!

http://www.etsy.com/search?q=bullion

For only $US3,200, you can buy this! 19thC

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73462064/fabulous-antique-chenille-metallic?ref=sr_gallery_22&ga_search_query=bullion&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=



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3 comments

Rachel  

Only one available by the time I looked! It does look an intriguing thread. I think Yvette might be right that it could bunch up if pulled through fabric, but it would be fun trying!

May 16, 2011 at 2:58 AM
Elmsley Rose  

They often say on Ebay or Etsy "only one available" when there is actually more.

There WERE four spools when I was talking to them the other day - I've baggsed one. Want to use it in a couching piece one day with gold thread.

May 17, 2011 at 9:30 PM
Nightshade1972  

Yes, crochet yarns and threads do come in different thicknesses. I generally work with worsted, which is a medium-weight yarn, like you might use to make sweaters and afghans. The thinner, softer yarns are generally marketed as "baby" yarns, and those are also suitable for making lightweight sweaters/jackets. Thinner still are crochet threads, which make beautiful garments, doilies, tablecloths, etc--but the hooks you have to use are so tiny, and my eyes are so bad, that even though I have the *skills* necessary to do a thread project, I can't see to make the stitches :-(

May 22, 2011 at 9:15 PM

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