Item 26-259

This is a set of two lovely examples of vintage French sewing thread, each representing a different period in the history of France’s renowned thread industry. They would have been everyday essentials in a French dressmaker’s workbox, yet today they are highly collectible for their typography, labels and craftsmanship.

The larger spool is labelled:

• Malliard Frères

• Lille – Paris

• 400 yards / 366 mètres

This is an original wooden spool produced by Malliard Frères, a French thread manufacturer based in Lille, the historic centre of France’s textile industry.

The smaller spool is labelled:

• Fil à Coudre (Sewing Thread)

• Rayonne

• 25 gr.

This is a later cardboard spool of rayon sewing thread, probably dating from 1945–1965.