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Hi everyone: I recently learned of a new source for wool yarns –
this is especially welcome since Medici is no longer available and I’ve
heard some complaints that the quality of Appleton’s has declined.
The yarns are available from Langley Threads and Pearsalls Embroidery 18, Heathway Cardiff CF14
4JT UK +44
2920 633353 The owner of the company is John Cunningham, who has dyed
the silk yarns for Pearsalls for the last eight years. He has since
purchased the company and started the new lines of wool yarns. There are
currently two weights of two-ply wool yarns, “standard” which is
similar to Appleton in weight (14/2) and “fine” which is softer than
but similar to Medici (21/2). He is experimenting with a “superfine”
40/2 which he will produce if there is enough demand. There is an American
distributor for stock shades of the fine yarns who will soon be offering them
on her web site at www.tristanbrooks.com.
The stock shades comprise thirty shades with nine depths of shade for each
color; I don’t believe that shade cards are available yet. John
will also custom dye any of his yarns, and his minimum requirements are very reasonable.
You can contact him directly to enquire about this. I have samples of the wool yarns and they are very nice,
especially the superfine. I encourage you to look into these and support
this business that fills an important need in our field, Deborah Deborah
Bede Stillwater
Textile Conservation Studio, LLC Bradford
NH 03221 (603)
938-2310 (603)
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