Description and Details
A vintage style box with 30 meters of Fil au Chinois general purpose Waxed Linen Thread.
This thread is an old traditional thread that will have graced the kitchens and sheds of your parents and grandparents.
It is a solid linen thread which is very strong and tear resistant. It is non dyed, food safe and can be used for gardening, cooking (it is excellent for tying roasts), book binding, puppetry, and for a whole host of interesting craft projects like knotting, kite making, Stringing toy bows etc.
The thread is available in three sizes, the lower the number, the thicker the thread.
The No. 8 has a diameter of approx. 0.8 mm, No. 12 a diameter of approx. 0.65 mm, and the No. 16 thread is approx 0.55 mm thick.
The boxes are an old and traditional way of keeping threads. The box keeps the thread neat and prevents the thread unraveling and prevents any wastage
Like all Fil au Chinois threads, this thread is lightly waxed. The thread is passed through a bath of starch and bee's wax before twisting. Because the wax does not sit on the surface of the thread there is no stickiness, the threads have a nice sheen and are resistant to fraying.
Materials: Waxed Linen Thread.
