cblev65252
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posted on June 26, 2004 05:14:45 AM new
Bizzy
This box of thread was my grandmother's. The likelihood of me ever using it is nill. Would this have been for crocheting or embroidery? I really have no clue!
Cheryl
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OhMsLucy
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posted on June 26, 2004 06:42:16 AM new
Hi Cheryl,
I sold a box of that thread a while back. Yours is a prettier color than mine, which was plain old ecru. Your box looks better too. 
Here's the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=3291803398
Lucy
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on June 26, 2004 06:51:01 AM new
Hi Cheryl,
It looks like size 5 cotton crochet thread to me. How big are the balls of thread? Does it say? I'm saying size 5 because I see it says DMC 5. They're very pretty. Something to note is that because of the age, it probably isn't colorfast.
Diane
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cblev65252
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posted on June 26, 2004 07:36:37 AM new
Hey, Lucy, thanks!
Bizzy
53 yards per ball. I just love the color. It's so pink! LOL! Thanks for the colorfast tip! "Please do not use bleach with these threads. I will not be responsible for those who use bleach and end up with a white item". LOL! You almost have to tell them that. I can see 6 months from now someone coming back to me wanting their money back because their item is no longer pink.
Cheryl
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replaymedia
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posted on June 26, 2004 07:47:49 AM new
Lucy;
I had to look at your auction just so I could find out what color ECRU was 
It's a guy thing.
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We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing -- Anonymous
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on June 26, 2004 07:52:18 AM new
Cheryl,
Does it say anything else on the box? I want to make sure you identify it correctly. In other words, I want to make sure that it is size 5. The size of the thread makes a difference.
Diane
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crowfarm
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posted on June 26, 2004 08:46:48 AM new
DMC sells well on ebay!
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cblev65252
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posted on June 26, 2004 03:06:57 PM new
bizzy
It is 5. It says more on the box, but it's in French.
Cheryl
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OhMsLucy
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posted on June 26, 2004 03:31:58 PM new
Replay -
Another thread that sells well on eBay is Cebelia. From what another recent buyer said, it's softer than the other kinds and works up better.
Lucy
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on June 26, 2004 04:27:24 PM new
Lucy -- Cebelia is a DMC thread. They are very good and very expensive threads. The colors are absolutely gorgeous! What I like about Cheryl's thread is that it is vintage. The color isn't available any longer. It is a lovely cotton candy (or barbie) pearl pink. That's exactly how I would describe it, too. You should do well with it, Cheryl.
Like Lucy playing with her doily to get it perfect, I, too, need to get a life. I know WAYYYY too much about this stuff for my age!!! 
LOL ...
Diane
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OhMsLucy
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posted on June 26, 2004 06:09:32 PM new
Diane...  I've learned more about vase doilies than I want to!
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on June 26, 2004 06:15:55 PM new
Lucy -- LOL ... I've been sitting here watching my auctions and thinking "Di ... You have WAYYYYYYY tooo much time on your hands!" LOL ... I can remember fussing with a daisy doily to make sure that the petals would stand up to show that it was 3-D! I had a newsflash then ... You ain't gonna make anything if you take all day making it PERFECT!!!
Ahhhh .. Such is the life of an avid ebayer!
Diane
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OhMsLucy
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posted on June 26, 2004 07:29:40 PM new
No kidding, Diane...
I wonder what I'll be doing come the end of August when I start listing again.
Lucy
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