I have a spool of linen thread so fine that I have to use it double. I bought it from a sutler during Back to the Days of Koscuiosko. Many re-enactment "sutlers" also have Web sites, but I don't know which ones have good linen thread. I'd start looking at Wm. Booth, Draper.
My favorite lacemaker's suppliers are
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