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how do I size thread?
I often wondered how to find out how to compare threads for size.
There is a book called Threads for Lace, which also includes embroidery threads. Not only do I make lace, but I have been doing my City & Guilds Machine Embroidery. This book has been invaluable to me, especially if I need to use different threads for for different textures. This book not only tells you the Size spin but the Wraps/cms which is most important as. If you go to http://users.argonet.co.uk/users/pat...ddendum.2.html This will give you an idea of what I have been trying to say. I have been amazed at the thread that I have been able to use, often filling my spool with very thick threads, faceing the right side of the material to the machine, reversing what you normally do. Hope I have been of help. Jean "Dora Smith" wrote in message . .. I wonder what Coats & Clark Dual Duty Plus Extra fine is? I don't see any numbers anywhere - except for what looks like a tex number, which is the only kind of number I was able to figure out how to decipher. It has "T6" on it. That seems finer than ordinary light-fabric thread, which would start at T18 or something. Store clerk insisted it was just a price code! When I asked, OK, why would I want to pay more money for certain T numbers, she said they were for different purposes - with the higher T numbers being for quilting, etc. ???? I guess Sulky brand thread is supposed to be for thread literate people. The store clerk who answered the phone said it is their brand of fine thread. It is finer than ordinary thread, but not as fine as Coats & Clark extra fine thread. It says, SULKY 40 942 1001, 250 yd/225m, GERMANY X. (Should be enough thread for darning the altar linen, ja?) My guess would be, 40 is the size thread - but by which system, and what does it mean? Dora "Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message ... For size comparisons: 40/2 is the most common linen thread size. That is the same thing as 40/2 sewing thread, commonly sold as upholstery, carpet, or buttonhole thread. A basting thread. 60/2 is normal sewing machine thread. 80/2 and 100/2 is quite fine, used on batistes, lawns, and cambric linen. Actually, the word "cambric" means "fine". Think handkerchief weight. The first number is the size (how fat or thin the round thread is), the second number is the number of plies. All sewing thread (that I know of) is two-ply. In today's world, in a common fabric shop, you won't find these numbers, anymore. If you pick up a spool of thread, it won't say 60/2, it will say "all-purpose". That's because, since most people don't sew anymore, few know what all these numbers mean. big grin But by looking at these cotton and cotton-poly threads, it will give you an indication of exactly what 40/2 and 60/2 means. :-) Remember, not all threads are made equally. I have 80/2 that is very weak and fuzzy, and I have 100/2 that is very strong. It may take you awhile to find exactly what you need. Dianne |
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That's a bad URL. Does anyone have an update?
Dianne Jean Peach wrote: I often wondered how to find out how to compare threads for size. There is a book called Threads for Lace, which also includes embroidery threads. Not only do I make lace, but I have been doing my City & Guilds Machine Embroidery. This book has been invaluable to me, especially if I need to use different threads for for different textures. This book not only tells you the Size spin but the Wraps/cms which is most important as. If you go to http://users.argonet.co.uk/users/pat...ddendum.2.html This will give you an idea of what I have been trying to say. I have been amazed at the thread that I have been able to use, often filling my spool with very thick threads, faceing the right side of the material to the machine, reversing what you normally do. Hope I have been of help. Jean "Dora Smith" wrote in message . .. I wonder what Coats & Clark Dual Duty Plus Extra fine is? I don't see any numbers anywhere - except for what looks like a tex number, which is the only kind of number I was able to figure out how to decipher. It has "T6" on it. That seems finer than ordinary light-fabric thread, which would start at T18 or something. Store clerk insisted it was just a price code! When I asked, OK, why would I want to pay more money for certain T numbers, she said they were for different purposes - with the higher T numbers being for quilting, etc. ???? I guess Sulky brand thread is supposed to be for thread literate people. The store clerk who answered the phone said it is their brand of fine thread. It is finer than ordinary thread, but not as fine as Coats & Clark extra fine thread. It says, SULKY 40 942 1001, 250 yd/225m, GERMANY X. (Should be enough thread for darning the altar linen, ja?) My guess would be, 40 is the size thread - but by which system, and what does it mean? Dora "Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message ... For size comparisons: 40/2 is the most common linen thread size. That is the same thing as 40/2 sewing thread, commonly sold as upholstery, carpet, or buttonhole thread. A basting thread. 60/2 is normal sewing machine thread. 80/2 and 100/2 is quite fine, used on batistes, lawns, and cambric linen. Actually, the word "cambric" means "fine". Think handkerchief weight. The first number is the size (how fat or thin the round thread is), the second number is the number of plies. All sewing thread (that I know of) is two-ply. In today's world, in a common fabric shop, you won't find these numbers, anymore. If you pick up a spool of thread, it won't say 60/2, it will say "all-purpose". That's because, since most people don't sew anymore, few know what all these numbers mean. big grin But by looking at these cotton and cotton-poly threads, it will give you an indication of exactly what 40/2 and 60/2 means. :-) Remember, not all threads are made equally. I have 80/2 that is very weak and fuzzy, and I have 100/2 that is very strong. It may take you awhile to find exactly what you need. Dianne |
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