Cotton repps and Sundour unfadeable materials are also suitable and useful for household decoration.
Messrs. Brown and Beveridge, Ltd., also supply tapestry and crewel wools and a soft thick silk thread known as Tyrian embroidery silk.
Linens of different makes and colours can be obtained so easily that it is not necessary to mention any special firm. Heavy unbleached linen sheetings and towellings can be procured from some of the Irish linen manufacturers.
Messrs. Murphy and Orr, Donegal Street, Belfast, make a heavy twill unbleached linen to be recommended for coverlets.
Messrs. J. and J. Baldwin and Partners, Ltd., supply, through their various agents, wools and yarns of a soft quality and in excellent ranges of colour. “White Heather,” three-ply, and a thicker “Rainbow” embroidery wool, sold in balls, are both good.
Fingering wools, three, four and five-ply, in light colours, may be had from any of the numerous Scotch wool shops—Messrs. Fleming and Reid, Greenock.
Messrs. W. and J. Knox, Ltd., Kilbirnie, manufacture linen and lace crochet threads in cream, ecru and Paris white, also linen floss embroidery threads in a wide range of beautiful colours. L.C. linen lace thread in various thicknesses, numbering from 8 to 70. The medium sizes from 35 to 50 are suitable for the background of Rhodian embroidery.
“Cord” floss, a thick twisted thread, is suitable for knitting; hats, collars, short jumpers, bags, etc., may be made from it.
Messrs. Kirkby, Beard & Co., Redditch, supply needles of a reliable quality.
Blunt-pointed tapestry needles, No. 18, suitable for needle-weaving, crewel and chenille needles, and the excellent “Scientific Sharps” may be had from most of the needlework depots, or through any of their agents.