A very pretty gift box of 12 Sajou Laine St Pierre embroidery and darning threads in vintage colours.
The box contains an assortment of 12 vintage colours; 945 Shetland green, 762 petrol, 618 blackcurrant, 615 lupin, 360 gold yellow, 596 dusky pink, 450 rust, 218 buff, 690 lavender, 835 cactus, 484 reseda and 645 dark navy
The threads are presented on cards in a pretty box, each card has 10 meters of 4 strands of thread.
The illustrious Laine St Pierre was originally from Lyon, France and has been part of Fil au Chinois for many decades. It is a darning wool made of four separable strands. Apart from its original use as a darning wool, it can also be used for many embroidery projects. It is made of half wool, half polyamide and is very solid, easy to use with a lovely matt finish and a colourfast finish.