{"id":341,"date":"2016-09-23T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/23\/celebrating-270-years-dmc\/"},"modified":"2016-09-23T20:19:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T20:19:00","slug":"celebrating-270-years-dmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/celebrating-270-years-dmc.html","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 270 Years – DMC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThe Golden Skein \u2013 Celebrating 270 Years \u2013 DMC<\/div>\n
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\nTENUI FILO MAGNUM TEXITUR OPUS \u2013 \u201cFrom one fine thread a
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\nFamiliar to every needle-worker are the initials DMC, which
\nstands for Dollfus-Mieg and Company, manufacturers of fine threads and yarns.<\/div>\n
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\nThe company began as a fabric
\nprinting company run by Jean-Henri  (1742-1802)
\nand his brother Jean Dollfus (1729-1800), selling their hand-painted Indian
\ncotton prints throughout Europe.  They
\nexpanded and sold their fabrics internationally.  In the late 1700\u2019s Jean-Henri\u2019s nephew, Daniel (1769-1818)  ran the company and married Anne-Marie Mieg,
\nadding her surname to the company\u2019s logo. 
\nD.M.C.   Jean Dollfus-Meig (1800-
\n1887)   while studying at Leeds became
\nacquainted with John Mercer\u2019s process of thread manufacturing,
\n\u201cmercerization\u201d  Mercer, a calico
\nprinter and self-taught chemist, patented his process (1850) which changed the
\ntexture of cotton thread, strengthening it and giving it a silk-like
\nluster.   Jean Dollfus-Meig introduced this process in
\n1898 to the factory in Mulhouse, France. 
\nSince thread quality depends on the purity of the water used in its
\nbleaching and dyeing, the properties of the water (Vorges River)  in Mulhouse made this an ideal location for
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\nThe story of the manufacturing of fine threads and
\nyarns  includes the meeting of  Jean Dollfud-Meig and the famous
\nembroiderer, Therese de Dillmont.  When
\nJean  encountered her work in an
\nexhibition in Paris, he invited her to Mulhouse to tour his factory.  She subsequently moved to Dornach , a nearby
\ntown and established  school of
\nneedlework in close cooperation with DMC.  
\nHer famous \u201cEncyclopediie des ouvrages des dames\u201d (\u201cEncyclopedia of
\nLadies Handicrafts) has been translated and distributed to more than seventeen
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\nIn 1961 DMC merged with Thiriez & Cartier Bresson, a
\nFrench Textile firm of over 250 years. 
\nThe company name remained DMC but the logo was changed , replacing the
\nDMC bell with the now famous Thiriez\u2019s horse head.<\/div>\n
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\nManufactured threads include: Embroidery floss, six stranded cotton. *Twisted separable, shiny thread, suitable for surface stitchery, counted-, pulled-and drawn-thread work.  Available in 454 colors.<\/div>\n
\n                                                  Pearl cotton. * Twisted, shiny thread, available in two thicknesses.  Used for stranded cotton where you require a heavier effect.<\/o:p><\/div>\n
\n                                                  Tapestry wool.* Thicker, four ply wool.  Use as for crewel work.<\/div>\n
\n                                                   Crochet thread<\/div>\n
\n                                                   Metallic and fluorescent thread <\/div>\n
\n                                                   Machine embroidery thread<\/div>\n
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\n*The Complete International Book of Embroidery, Mary Gostelow, Simon and Schuster, NY, 1977<\/div>\n
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\nIn addition to threads and yarns, today, DMC subsidiaries
\nalso produce fabric and sportswear<\/div>\n
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\nTo celebrate the anniversary, DMC is producing The Golden Skein. “a soft, flexiible six strand floss that incorporates a 24 karat gold wash.  A beautiful collectible, the Golden Skein is a fitting symbol of DMC heritage and also the product esteemed by stitchers: DMC Embroidery Floss.  This precious skein can be preserved or carefully stitched to add incomparable richness to a treasured embroidery.  It comes in a special deluxe box, with a bound book of DMC history and antique cross stitch charts.”<\/div>\n
\nFor more information contact dmcus.com<\/div>\n
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