Sajou Le Baufil No. 8 White Cotton Boutis & Patchwork Yarn

Description and Details

Le Baufil N°8 white cotton yarn for boutis and trapunto. It is used for stuffing the tunnel patterns between the main motifs in the boutis.

This white cotton yarn has a diameter of 1.25 mm consisting of 4 strands which can be split for the more delicate elements of your design.

This yarn can also be used for knotting, a much quicker quilting technique, not restricted to patchwork. Knotting was used in days gone by to give volume to eiderdowns. Some quilters use this yarn to make piping for the borders of their quilts.
It is also excellent for knitting and crochet.

The ball weighs 100 gram and contains roughly 190 metres of yarn.

Lebaufil is a French brand created in 1946 in Roubaix, in the North of France. It was taken over in December 2015 by Ets Toulemonde. Lebaufil were originally specialists in elastic sewing threads. This is still the case but they have added other specialist products to their range including roving and cotton yarn for boutis.

Materials: Cotton.