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Vintage Fabrics  - IN SEARCH OF WARP ENDS By Joan Kiplinger Join Joan's Vintage Fabric Discussion List! printer friendly version July/August, 2001: Vintage Thread Chart & Photo Gallery Limited to Wooden, Foam, Plastic and Other Type Spools and Thread-Related Items up to 1972 (Note: We are not a source for and cannot supply prices for vintage thread) Thread Chart Picture Galleries: Spool Sizes and Shapes Labels - Misc. Labels - Misc. 2 Labels - Belding Corticelli Richardson Labels - American Thread Co., Globe Silkworks, Gudenbrod Bros., Paragon Thread Co., Sears, Talons, Cutter Silk Mfg. Co. Labels - Coats & Clark Ads Printed Literature Thread Memorabilia Cabinets / Furniture Crochet, Knitting and Tatting on Wood Spools This is an ongoing project; we welcome your contributions to thread spools, manufacturing history and photos.

The arbitrary cut-off date for this Vintage Fabric column is 1960. To stay within the scope of this timeframe, reference materials published up to that date are the prime source of information to more accurately capture actual thoughts of the time.

Joan Kiplinger is an antique doll costumer and vintage fabric addict who learned to sew on her grandmother's treadle and has been peddling fabrications ever since.