vintage thread & sashiko thread bundles

the threads you’ll find here are my favourite finds.  daruma brand is an absolute must - their high quality, heavy weight cotton hand sewing thread is to die for. they have two weights of hand sewing thread, both of which are significantly thicker than machine thread, or the hand sewing thread that i’ve found in canada. there is nothing that compares to hand sewing with daruma thread. 

daruma thread: the new thread included in these bundles is daruma thread. it is loved by many as a durable and extremely well handling thread. i will specify the thickness in each bundles image, as i have both (太口) thick, and thin daruma thread. it is 100% cotton, and is 100m in length.

vintage silk thread: this is very old, 100% silk thread. some of it is still new in package and some of it is opened and used - most of what i have included in these bundles is new. this thread (in my experience) is very strong and high quality. i use it almost exclusively and i enjoy it much more than cotton thread. the length varies from 20m to 80m.

sashiko thread: this quality / length is very hard if not impossible to find outside of japan. i have had people tell me they find the little cards of daruma sashiko thread but that is only 40m per card, and the thread is quite a bit thinner. i have all three kinds of sashiko thread from the daruma brand. card sashiko thread (thinner, more durable), and skien sashiko thread in the thin and thick version. the thin thread is 170m and has a dark blue label, the thick thread is 100m and has a red label. 

this is not the same as the olympus thread and will not break when sewing through the house jacket or other thick projects like my quilts.