Anchor
aweigh!
Tatting
away :-)
I
just Had to share my excitement with you. I had a huge shipment arrive
yesterday that included mainly Anchor and Red Rose threads and a smattering of
sewing/knitting/crochet accessories. Yup, still doing the happy dance ;-P
These are some of Anchor Pearl Cotton size 8. Absolutely gorgeous colours, silken,
sheen, and soft texture. It’ll be my first time with these. I saw them first in
Usha’s tatting and now bought all the shades that Pony Craft Store has. I started
cataloguing and counted 67 balls (10 gms each; Art 4591)!
These
are top-ups or new shades in Anchor size 40 and size 20 (20 gms each; Art 4054).
I
think the Anchor 20 balls I’ve been buying since 2013 from my retail store and another online
store were fakes (or has Anchor improved it’s quality since then?)! No wonder I
kept ranting – they are thicker than the ones here. But I had no way of knowing
coz the labels and price were exactly the same.
Oh
well, a huge weight lifted off the Anchor brand now! Uplifting Anchor, ahoy ;-P
Now
these are new entrants Red Rose metallic threads size 20. There are over 20 beautiful shades - solids and variegated - in the online store. Each ball is 100 gms!
Here’s
the whole thread stash straight out of the carton, including Anchor assorted embroidery threads – a
pack of 25×2 shades (8m each; Art 4624). Sorry for that blurry image.
Over time I will do some proper thread/brand/size comparisons. For now, I need to catalogue and find storage bins and space, sigh !
But watch out for my first metallic medallion tomorrow ...
