I salvaged these three rolls from a box of old thread from the stuff I bought from Peter Argy and while I am familiar with single strand gimp that was used on buttons on coats, these are marked as button hole thread and they come with 6 strands on the roll. I don't think Peter ever made hand made buttonholes and there is a good change that these were leftovers from his father who was a tailor before him. Is there anyone who has ever seen this stuff ?
(http://s32.postimg.org/vxbhkjydd/gimp.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/vxbhkjydd/)
Twist is not gimp.
Are they cut to length? Ready to pull six off at a time?
Yep, as per the photo you can see the way its rolled onto the spools.
Yes, this is just twist for working the holes.
Yes, we used to get silk buttonhole thread like that at work. Its so long ago now I wouldnt know the source