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Hardanger linen thread

My mother wants to embroider a hardanger table cloth on linen, using linen thread. We've had no luck in finding it in stores here, nor on the internet. Does anyone know of any place where it's possible to get linen thread to use for hardanger, and NOT DMCs linen thread that separates in strands?

I would appreciate any tips, also if someone can tell me if such a thread even exists anymore.

Thanks!

Arnhild

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Arnhild
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Hi there

Linen thread is available where bobbin lace supplies are sold, there are several brands of it in various weights. If you search out bobbin lace suppliers you should have no problems in locating spools of linen thread.

Cheers

Joanne

I would appreciate any tips, also if someone can tell me if such a thread even exists anymore.

Thanks!

Arnhild

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The Lady Gardener

Londonderry Linen thread is the standard for linen embroidery (available in the US at Hedgehog Handworks and Threadneedle Street )>

Probably available other sources, but I've ordered from both before and know them.

jenn

-- Jenn Ridley : snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com WIP: Poppies (Art-Stitch), two knitted tops, Oriental Butterfly Most recently Finished: Floral Sampler, Insect Sampler

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Jenn Ridley

Thanks for all the help! My mom was really happy to see that there is so much out there at the click of a button. Now it's just a question of deciding what to get :)

Arnhild

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Arnhild

In U.S., I mainly see Londonberry and Rainbow Gallery linen threads. If your LNS has trouble locating, have them check about ordering for you from Nordic Needle (or you can order from Nordic Needle directly -- Londonberry at

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and Rainbow Gallery Linen at
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). Rainbow Gallery manufacturer's website is
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and incidentally has a lot of freebies. DMC linen threads are definitely not for hardanger work (and not on fabric counts 32-40); the DMC perle cottons work great with Hardanger and have just a hint of "sheen" and there are an awful lot of other brands of perles now out there.

Traditionally with hardanger (particularly if after cutting and pulling threads post-working main kloster blocks you will be wrapping, weaving, making wrapped bars, picots, dove's eyes or other stitches) you need two different weight/thickness of threads -- that's usually a #8 perle (thicker, traditional for kloster blocks on 22-36 count fabric) and a #12 perle (thinner for more intricate work within cut areas).

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