Threads for Lace
compiled by Brenda Paternoster
Addendum-21 May 2002

Linen Threads:

Thread size size spin w/cm
Ainsworths Linen Thread, 2cord 
(Cleator Mills Whitehaven)		 No.35 2S 21 
Barbours Best Linen Lace Thread  No.60 2S  24
Barbours Linen Crochet 
Barbours Linen Crochet 
Barbours Linen Crochet 		 No.40
No.60
No.50
3S		  17
19
18
W Barbour & Son 'Sphinx' linen  No.40  3Z  17
Bockens  100/2 2S 30
Bouc Linen  30  2S  19
DMC Lin Pour Dentelles  30 4S  18
DMC Lin Floche  150 2S 40
C F Fil C›ur de lin 40tis Extra fou  (500) 3S  40
Gutermann Linen  - 2Z  19
Harris linen lace thread  No50 2S  24
Inèná príze (Czech)  - 2S  23
Knox's LC 
Knox's Dragon
Knox's Dragon 
Knox's Falcon 
Knox's Falcon-
Knox's Floss 		 20
 60 
80
120
140
No7		 3S 
3S
3S
2S
2S
2S		 18
24
25
39
40
12
Lnèné nité (Czech)  - 3S  18
Londonderry Linen Thread 
(ACCESS Commodities, USA)		 80/3 3S  23
Moravia linen  50/4 4S 16
Obuvnická nit' (Czech)

 

  No12
No24
No30
No40		 3Z 20
22
25
28
Príze na palickování (Czech)  - 2S 23
Pipers Silks' - Linen  120/2 2S 34
Texlen Trutnov (Czech)  43x3 3S 19

 

Cotton Threads

 Thread  size spin w/cm
Anchor Machine Embroidery  80 2Z 60
Aurifil Mako Egyptian long staple 
Aurifil Mako Egyptian long staple
Aurifil Mako Egyptian long staple
Aurifil Mako Egyptian long staple		 12wt
28wt
40wt
50wt		 2Z 18
26
36
40
Briggs Hedebo Crochet- 
Briggs Hedebo Crochet-
Briggs Hedebo Crochet- 		 40
70
80		 2S/3Z
2S/3Z 
2S/3Z 		 20
27
28
Brok  160/2 
170/2 		 2S
2S 		 66
80
Cartier Bresson Perlé À la Croix 
Cartier Bresson A la Croix 45 		 - 2S
4S		 14
27
Coats Floretta 
Coats Freccio filo di Scozia (Italian) 
Coats Virtuoso
Coats Musica 
Coats Pellicano Perlato (Italian)		 20
16
-
8
 12		 2S/3Z
3Z
3Z
2S
2Z		  17
17
13
13
15
Copley Marshall Wildspur Pearl Crochet  100 2S/3Z 30
Cosmo Embroidery (Japanese)  single
strand		 2S/6Z 
2S		 10
26
Czech Sewing thread Triana
Czech Sewing thread 
Czech Sewing thread
No40
 No44		 3Z
4S
2Z		 32
28
35
Nora  (Delta Spinning & Weaving Co) No50 2Z 35
Egyptian waxed, combed cotton  62/2 2S 42
J Dewhurst & Sons. Super sewing cotton
Extra quality prepared for Singer 		 50 3Z  38
DMC Brillianté  20 2Z  28
Dewhurst's Sylko Perlé mercerised cotton  No5 
No8 		 2Z
2Z 		 10
14
Domino Stopfgarn Merzerisiert (Austrian)  single
strand		 2S/3Z 
2S 		 10
21
DMC Perle  3  2S  8
Eagley Sewing machine Thread (Art No K)  125 3Z  32
Egyptian cotton (gassed)  185/2  2S  82
Kantklosgarn Ep cotton  170/2  2S 74
Greenwoods Mercer Crochet  40 3Z 22
Kordonet (Czech)  No30
No80 		 2S/3Z 
2S/2Z		 28
26
Kreinik Branston Mercerized cotton  150/2 2Z 48
Lesur Pixie  20s 2S/3Z 18
Mettler Quilting Art No 136  40/3 3Z 28
Mettler Silk Finish Art No 105  50/3 3Z 30
Mimosa  60
80		 2Z 33
39
Originalt Dansk Blomstergarn 
(Danish Flower Thread)		 - 2S 20
Oliver Twists Cotton fine 
machine 
Oliver Twists Stranded 
single strand 
Oliver Twists Cotton Chenille thick 		 - 2S
3Z
2S/6Z
2S
2S+ 		 21
28
10
28
5
Perlovka (Czech)  - 2S 14
Phildar Fil d'ecosse Perle  - 52S 10
Sewswell - Ukanboil
single strand 		 - 2S/3
2S		 11
29
Snehurka (Czech)  - 3S 13
Squirrel BCT Mouliné (Slovak) 
single strand 		 - 2S/6Z
2S		 10
26
Sullivans Candlewicking cotton (Australian)  - 3S 18
Tootal Sylko Perlé embroidery cotton  - 2S 11
JG & Co Machine Twist  No36 3Z 30
Perla or TEX Vysivací príze
(Czech embroidery thread) 		 - 4S 17
Venus crochet cotton  70 2S/3Z 27
YLI Select 100% long staple cotton  - 2Z 34

Silk Threads

Thread  size twist turns
Acorn Machine silk  - 3Z 36
Anderman silk (reeled)  100/3  3Z 33
Atlas Pure Buttonhole Twist (reeled)  - 3Z 22
Au ver à Soie twist silk  2/20 2Z 54
Bourne& Hollingsworth machine silk (reeled)  - 3Z 31
Kreinik Soie Gobeline (reeled) 
Kreinik Soie Perlee (reeled) 
Kreinik Organzine (reeled) 
Kreinik Au ver a Soie, Soie Perlee 
Krenik Au Ver a Soie (spun) 
Krenik Au Ver a Soie (spun) 		 -
 
 

100/3
130/2

 2Z
3Z
2S
3Z
3Z
2Z		 29
17
68
18
32
42
Lia Baumeister-Jonker's silk #250 3S 60 -
Jamiesons Sewings, pure dye (reeled) stout 
                                                         mid 		 - 2S
2S		 19
24
Oliver Twist's silk (spun) fine  - 2S 25
Ovale Au ver à soie 1
(for polychrome lace from Courseulles-sur-mer, France)		 - 13
Piper Silks Silk Gimp 
Piper Silks Heather Gimp (reeled) 		 480 4S
3Z/3S		 17
15
Tire silk (reeled) (Japanese) Buttonhole twist  8 3Z 18
Quilters silk  20 3Z 19
Line stitch  30 3Z 23
Machine twist  50
100+		 3Z
2Z		 35
52
Pearsall's silk for fly tying (reeled)  - 3S 42
(Naples/Goldwork/Gossamer)
Star Brand Net Machine Silk (reeled) 		 24 3Z 31
Treb: Izond silk (reeled)  - 3Z 12
The Ulster Arcade  - 3Z 31
Extra Super Machine Silk (spun)
YLI silk 		 50 3Z 36
The Winner Ex Super Machine Silk (reeled) 
The Winner Machine Silk (for Reece Machines) 
  "
No20
No100		 3Z
3Z
2Z		 37
26
35

Synthetic & Man-made Threads

Gutermann Embroidery 100% viscose - 2Z 36
Hamola Rayon Crochet (Australian) - 3Z 13
Kordonet (Czech viscose)  No206 3Z 13
Rajmahal Art Silk, viscose stranded
                   Single strand		 - 2Z/6Z
2Z		 10
28
Monovic Invisible Thread (100% nylon) - mono 60
MORE embroidery silk (NB this is rayon) - 2Z 29
Oliver Twists Rayon Ribbon chain 
Oliver Twists Rayon Ribbon - fine chain 
Oliver Twists Rayon II 		 4
6		 2Z 11
Ovale Artificielle au Brillant TAC rayonne 1 - - 15
Robin Crochet (Courtelle)  - 2S/4Z  10
Scansilk 100% Rayon - 2Z 33

 
Glitter threads
Altin Basak Simli Dantel 50 2Z/3Z+1 17
   90%cotton, 10% metalik
Birch Craft Metalic Machine Embroidery
Rayon/polyester (Australian) wrap 42
Coats Metallic Art D62 2S/2Z 28
DMC Fil Argent/Fil Or Art no 283 2Z/3S 22
DMC Fil Métallisé Art No 270 2S/3Z 22
   65% Rayon 35% Lamé
DMC Fil Métallisé Art No 272 2S/3Z 21
     60% Rayon 40% Lamé
DMC Fil Or Chiné Art No 273 2Z/2S 2
Gutermann Metallic Effect  100% polyester wrap 38
Kreinik Japan 65%Nylon, 35%polyester No7 wrap 12
Madeira Metallic No 7 wrap 42
Madeira Metallic No 40
   A rt 9843 wrap 42
Madeira Metallic
    Art 8002 wrap 41
Madeira Nora Art No 9613 chain 9
    38% viscose, 20% polyester metallic
Oliver Twist's Sparkler chain 9
Rotex MHR-TYPE knit 7
    66% rayon viscose, 34% metallic
Sashiko Metallic 2Z 39
Sashiko Metallic Pearl 2Z 39
Scanfil Metallic (Australian) wrap 37
Sylko Mwtallic wrap 40
Texlen Metalux (Czech)
    100% mamilon-pokovené 2S 29
Texlen Rexana Efekn sicí nit (Czechí)
    60% polyester 40% pokovené vlákno 3Z 23
Texlen Rexeta Efektní vysivací nit (Czech)
    59% polyamid, 41% metalisovany polyester 2S 43
Texlen Tileko Efektní vysivací nite (Czech)
    73% viskoza 27% Pokovené vlákno wrap 42
Texlen Titano Efektní vysivací príze (Czech)
    62% viscoza 38% Rexor-pokovené wrap 34
Texlen Titolo Efektní vysivací príze (Czech)
    62% viscoza 38% Rexor-pokovené wrap 20
Texlen Zlatka Efektní vysivací nit (Czech)
    73% Rexor-pokovené vlakno 27% viskoza 4S 20