Thread Tables

Thread Table: Linen (1 of 3) Key: DP=Dot Pitch in mm, Cols=Colours, W=weaving, L=lace, K=knitting, E=embroidery, C=craft

Name	Maker/Supplier	DP	Range	Tex	Cols	USP	Other qualities	Problems	Uses	For
Texere Galway x1	Texere	4	4–5	30	22	Fine, coloured, quite strong	Good support for problem threads	Best doubled or blended	Infinite	W
Texere Galway x2	Texere	6				Fine, coloured, quite strong	Good support for problem threads	Best doubled or blended	Infinite	W
Bockens 60/2	Holma, many lace suppliers	4/5	4–6	45	20	Good lace thread			Can be used for polar pattern	L
Linen & steel	Bart Francis	5	4–7	60		Steel supports delicate lace		Small reels		W
Bockens 40/2	Holma, many lace suppliers	5		70	3	One of 11 thicknesses	Lustrous, reliable, default linen	Natural, ½ bl and bleach only	Many and various	L
Czech fine weaving	CZ	5	4–6	70	Many	Hand-dyed, lovely colours	Strong, economical	How to get hold of it!	Infinite	W, L
Moravia 40/2	Moravia, many lace suppliers	5	5–6	70	46	Good coloured lace linen	Expanding colour range	No muddy colours, soft	Endless, incl. polar pattern	L
Vavlin 40/2	Klippans, Zurcher, TB	6	6–7	75	75	Many	Soft	Watch and retwist	Many	W, L
Bockens Lingarn 16/1	Holma (buy William Hall)	6	5–8+	80	70	Bright colours (a bit hairy)	Versatile, equiv. to 40/2	Re-twist fairly frequently	Man	W
Texere Connemara	Texere	7	6–8	80	4	Coloured, very strong	Stiff and stable	Few colours	Household	W
Bockens 35/2	Holma	5/6	5–7	100	20	Good lace linen	Coloured	Limited colours	Many, incl. polar	L
Vuorelma 30/2	RSD	7	7–8	110	4	Strong, soft	Weaving		Household, hangings	W
Anchor linen	Anchor	7/8		120	3	Strong, matt	Natural shades	Hard to find in UK	Household, hangings	E?