[Ponte Alto] Silk floss, and where to buy it

[brooke white]

Candice, may I ask about your source? I would really like to try sewing with
linen on the machine, but usually I only find linen 'zwirn' which is
unsuitable for it, so I never tried as of yet
Elisande

2011/2/10 Candice Blaschke <solarandraste at yahoo.com>

> I'm looking for linen thread for machine sewing. My only source is in Texas
> and hard to get in touch with from time to time. Usually when I need it
> most, as things usually are.
>
> Candice
>
> --- On *Thu, 2/10/11, Belphoebe <belfebe at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Belphoebe <belfebe at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ponte Alto] Silk floss, and where to buy it
> To: "The Barony of Ponte Alto" <ponte-alto at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
> Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 2:41 PM
>
>
>    Candice,
>
> Check with Needlewoman East and with In Stitches to see if they carry DMC
> linen embroidery floss or some other brand.  Give them a call first to see
> if they do so you can save a trip in case they don't.  Otherwise, you can
> order online at http://www.shopdmc.com/spthpa.html
>
> You can also order embroidery linen floss (Rainbow linen embroidery
> thread) and linen thread for general hand sewing from Reconstructing
> History.  http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/threads.php?<http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/threads.php>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Belphoebe
>
> --- On *Thu, 2/10/11, Candice Blaschke <solarandraste at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
>    Belphoebe,
>
> Any recommendations for a local source of linen thread?
>
> Candice
>
> --- On *Thu, 2/10/11, Belphoebe <belfebe at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Belphoebe <belfebe at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ponte Alto] Silk floss, and where to buy it
> To: "The Barony of Ponte Alto" <ponte-alto at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
> Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 12:58 PM
>
> Needlewoman East rocks.  I buy a lot of my embroidery floss there. :-)
>
> Belphoebe
>
> --- On Thu, 2/10/11, Rachael Storey <rmstorey at gmail.com<http://us.mc1117.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rmstorey@gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Rachael Storey <rmstorey at gmail.com<http://us.mc1117.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rmstorey@gmail.com>
> >
> > Subject: [Ponte Alto] Silk floss, and where to buy it
> > To: "The Barony of Ponte Alto" <ponte-alto at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org<http://us.mc1117.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ponte-alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
> >
> > Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 1:47 PM
> > Does anyone know of some local places
> > to purchase good silk embroidery
> > floss?  I need more colors, and I would much rather
> > buy it in person
> > so I can see what it looks like, than try to guess at the
> > colors and
> > order online.
> >
> > I think I've heard of a place in Falls Church called Needle
> > Woman
> > something.  Any others?
> >
> > -Giovanna
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