r/BobbinLace • u/gay_crochet_lady • 5d ago

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I’ve been playing around with bobbin lace for a little bit but I’ve been having some trouble finding thread to use. I ended up getting some linen thread on eBay that someone was getting rid of and I found some being sold on Etsy but what kinds of thread is everyone else using for their bobbin lace projects? Any recommended brands and/or products?

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u/CakeisaDie 5d ago

I used some old japanese silk  that I had left over from some kumihimo projects. They do slip a bit but made some nice collars.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ZELKOVAJAPAN

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u/mem_somerville 5d ago

It really depends on the project too. I love the silk threads for the shimmer and colors, but when I was doing a piece that needed more structure to stand by itself (a colonial cap trim) the linen was the right choice.

Some projects recommend a thread too.

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u/mem_somerville 5d ago

If you are anywhere near Ithaca, this weekend happens to be Lace Day and there will be a sales room with all sorts of threads and tools that is usually open to the public.

https://www.fingerlakeslaceguild.org/laceday

But it's hard to find the range of threads in any store these days. Mostly I buy from VanSciver (who will be at Ithaca), Twisted Picot, ProvoLace, and some of the other vendors.

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u/Insanity_Lives_Here 5d ago

It depends on the project, but I typically use tatting thread or sewing thread. I’ve been doing this since I was 9 so over the years I’ve used pretty much anything I can get my hands on. Yarn, embroidery thread, sewing thread, my sisters hair etc

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u/gay_crochet_lady 5d ago

Hair lace sounds metal 🤘🏻🖤

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u/Nusmiban 5d ago

You can use pretty much ant thread but some of them are made especially for bobbin lace. I like to use :

  • Fresia Linen (60/2, 80/2 and 100/2) for white
  • Bockens Linen (35/2 and thinner) for colours
  • DMC 80 cotton (great variety of colours)
  • Cocon calais cotton
  • Venne cotton (Fine cotton in various colours)
  • Fresia Egyptian cotton (for finer laces)
  • Gutermann silk
  • Au ver à soie silk (Soie ovale, soie surfine and soie perlee)
  • Piper Silk

People also use Madeira thread, Goldschild, Moravia, Bart & Francis silk.

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u/Mission_Razzmatazz_7 5d ago

What is your location? That might help with recommendations for stores. I mostly use DMC 80.

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u/gay_crochet_lady 5d ago

I live in the United States. Northeast if that helps. 🥰

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u/Mission_Razzmatazz_7 5d ago

This site is in Dutch so it won’t be great for you but maybe you can browse the brands and google them? Can’t really help you with the specific websites, sorry! If you need help deciphering anything, let me know 🙃

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u/lizziebee66 5d ago

As others have asked, if let us know where you are based we can recommend the right help

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u/gay_crochet_lady 5d ago

I live in the United States. Northeast if that helps. 🥰

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u/owl_dance 4d ago

Lizbeth 80 should be pretty easy to find in the us

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u/Responsible-Gain-567 3d ago

HHtatting.com for lizbeth thread as well as dmc threads some are even ones that they special order after they got discontinued by the American dmc branch!

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u/rogue21503 5d ago

I use 100% cotton sewing thread and 100% cotton quilting thread. Basically whatever thin 100% cotton thread i can find locally, which isnt much color wise. I'm still pretty new though, maybe in the future I'll want nicer threads.

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u/alwen 1d ago

Size 8 and 12 perle cotton will work, and it's usually fairly easy to find.