For years I've had a stall at Lanark Medieval Fayre, more as a socialising thing than any great sales attempt. Surprising though the amount I did sell.
I've decided I'm not doing it again, I'll just drop by and visit for a few hours instead of spending five days organising, being there, and then drying out muddy kit and putting it by, as well as trying to fit in making stuff through the year when I'm already busy.
Linen thread is excellent for sewing leather, heavy canvas, sewing eyelets, whipping hemp ropes, and the like. I use it for weaving, sewing and netmaking and cordage. I have about eight different weights, but because I sold to re-enactors I stuck with the natural colours.
I'll get up photos and details of individual threads as I bring them out of storage, but first up....
I have large cops of Barbour Campbell linen thread (that's the best you could buy, the company was bought over, asset stripped and the machinery sold to India. The stuff we get now is carp) 5,000 yards iirc, 100% linen, 250g cones of 18/3, 276 tex, threads. It's a natural off white colour and it takes dye and wax very well indeed.
This thread was originally meant for machine sewing........basically that means that they used high quality long staple line fibres, and it's a very smooth thread; but from a lot of personal experience I can assure folks that it hand sews beautifully
Suitable for leather, linen, canvas, ropework, jewellery making, beadwork and fine netmaking.
These cops are five times the quantity that sells for £6.50 on ebay.
£15 including p & p. Paypal as a gift or add on(what the hang does paypal charge ???) Cheque's are fine as are bank transfers.
cheers,
Toddy [/INDENT]
I've decided I'm not doing it again, I'll just drop by and visit for a few hours instead of spending five days organising, being there, and then drying out muddy kit and putting it by, as well as trying to fit in making stuff through the year when I'm already busy.
Linen thread is excellent for sewing leather, heavy canvas, sewing eyelets, whipping hemp ropes, and the like. I use it for weaving, sewing and netmaking and cordage. I have about eight different weights, but because I sold to re-enactors I stuck with the natural colours.
I'll get up photos and details of individual threads as I bring them out of storage, but first up....
I have large cops of Barbour Campbell linen thread (that's the best you could buy, the company was bought over, asset stripped and the machinery sold to India. The stuff we get now is carp) 5,000 yards iirc, 100% linen, 250g cones of 18/3, 276 tex, threads. It's a natural off white colour and it takes dye and wax very well indeed.
This thread was originally meant for machine sewing........basically that means that they used high quality long staple line fibres, and it's a very smooth thread; but from a lot of personal experience I can assure folks that it hand sews beautifully
Suitable for leather, linen, canvas, ropework, jewellery making, beadwork and fine netmaking.
These cops are five times the quantity that sells for £6.50 on ebay.
£15 including p & p. Paypal as a gift or add on(what the hang does paypal charge ???) Cheque's are fine as are bank transfers.
cheers,
Toddy [/INDENT]
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