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Cotton Thread / Gloving Thread
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As the name states, gloving thread was used in the past for sewing and repairing gloves. Uses have changed, but the name remains the same. Nowadays, gloving thread is used for hand sewing, patchwork and appliqué hand stitching. It can also be used for very fine cross stitch (see above). It is quite stiff, a waxed cotton, n°120, both fine and solid, making it pleasant to use.
Colour: white (n°100).
Length on spool: 150 m - 100% cotton.
Size of spool: diametre, 2.5 cm length, 4.8 cm
Per Spool EURO 2.50
Available in 30 colours, the most common being black = Nr. G180 and white = Nr. G100.
Please choose your colour number from this chart, and click on the corresponding link below the chart!
| G100 | G217 | G334 | G535 | G808 |
| G180 | G442 | G361 | G120 | G812 |
| G312 | G458 | G390 | G130 | G866 |
| G308 | G190 | G594 | G742 | G879 |
| G302 | G330 | G501 | G752 | G820 |
| G290 | G335 | G525 | G650 | G895 |
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| Thread Winder each EURO 3.90 |