Manufacturer of Haberdashery items • J.Toulemonde

Our yarns for haberdashery and distribution

Drawing on our industrial know-how, we manufacture a wide range of yarns for haberdashery through our famous brands Fil au Chinois, Laine Saint Pierre and Lebaufil.

Le Fil au Chinois offers many sewing threads

whether linen, cotton, or synthetic. It also exists

many variations of spool sizes.

All of these products can be found in

haberdashery

Laine St Pierre is made up of 4 strands

separable, it is ideal for taking over a sweater or

a woolen garment thanks to its flexibility. But also

for embroidery, with 2 or 4 strands.

Composed half of wool and half of

polyamide fibre, Saint-Pierre wool is strong and its

colors are very stable, which gives all your

works respect in finishing and repair

Invisible, elastic, natural, metallic threads

or metallized; on cards, reels, reels,

balls, or cones; in blisters, in boxes

or in bulk; for sewing, knitting, beading,

manual activities or creative hobbies,

gardening and floral art…

Everything is possible in creation with

the Lebaufil brand

Through our many references, all made in France, you will find the ideal thread for your sewing, embroidery or leather goods creations, made by hand or by machine:

Linen yarn;
Fils polyester;
Cotton yarn;
Polycotton Yarns;
Fancy yarn;
Elastic yarn;
Darning Yarn;
Embroidery Threads;
Yarns Lace;

These yarns are packaged in a wide variety of presentations (cones, bobbins, cards, reels, blister packs, etc.) and grouped into assortments.

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🧵Family business since 1903
🧵Manufacturing quality yarns
🧵We are in the Lille region 🇫🇷

🧵Caudry cocoons🧵 Caudry cocoons are ain

🧵Concons Caudry🧵 The Caudry cocoons are named in homage to Caudry, a small town in Cambrésis (Northern France) which, before being known for the manufacture of mechanical lace, was famous for its handmade lace. This thread can be used for embroidery, cross stitch, crochet or even tatting. Textured and gimped polyester thread, available in boxes of 12 cocoons. Made in our Marcq-en-Baroeul factory 😊 #filauchinois #filfrancais #madeinfrance #coconscaudry #polyester

😊Today preparing pretty pink bobbins

😊Today preparing pretty pink spools. This is glove wire. A magnificent pink!!🧵 French know-how in our Marcq factory #filagant #filauchinois #etstoulemonde

🧵Linen thread🧵 🏭 Linen thread is the thread

🧵A little history about the Fil Au Chinois brand

🧵Manufacture of spools🧵 Glove wire, cord

🧵Manufacture of spools🧵 Glove thread, cord, polyester, cotton... Made in our factory in Marcq-en-Baroeul. Colors and colors... To your creations!😊 #filfrancais #filauchinois #epv #filacoudre #diy #lebaufil

🧵Extra glossy cabled linen🧵 Manufacturing of

🧵H+H Cologne Salon🧵 Find us until

🧵H+H Cologne Salon🧵 Join us until Sunday in Cologne. Find our entire range, our colors, our materials...☺️ #filauchinois #etstoulemonde #filfrancais #madeinfrance #lainestpierre #broderie #couture

🧵H+H Cologne Salon Preparation🧵 We final

🧵H+H Cologne Trade Fair Preparation🧵 We are finalizing the preparation of our beautiful stand for the H+H trade fair which will take place in Cologne. This show brings together creative leisure and craft professionals. It will take place from Friday March 22 to Sunday March 24...😊 #filauchinois #filfrancais #etstoulemonde #artscreatifs #couture #yarn #madeinfrance

🧵Retors du Nord embroidery cotton🧵 This name, Re

🧵The colors🧵 🧵This week, we see

🧵Versatile Thread🧵 🧵This polyester thread

🧵International Women's Rights Day🧵 🧵On this International Women's Rights Day, we are honoring the women who work every day to offer you such a beautiful range of yarn. In the offices or workshops, these little shadowy hands help to make your experience with Les Établissements Toulemonde as pleasant as possible. With exceptional know-how, they manufacture the best threads, for your most beautiful creations! So congratulations to them! #internationalwomensrightsday #women #savoir-faire #smallhands #manufacturing

🧵The colors🧵 🧵See you again today

🧵The colors🧵 🧵We meet today to discuss a new color: purple. Named so because of the color of Violet, it is a shade that stands out from other colors and catches the eye. Also called purple, it is an ambivalent color which has a great wealth of nuances and tones. It is the alliance of two primary colors, blue and red. 💜 🧵There are many possible associations with purple but you obviously have to be careful with the tones: for example, the marriage of a dark purple will be done with warm colors. The complementary color of purple therefore varies between yellow and orange, thus giving dynamism to a creation. Combined with green, brown, black or white, it creates a more neutral universe, evoking nature. There are then different variations of colors: lavender🪻, plum, indigo... 🧵It is found in many areas linked to nature such as plants (wisteria, lilac, agapanthus), fruits and vegetables (blackberry, blueberry🫐, grapes). 🍇, fig, eggplant🍆, beetroot) but also precious stones (amethyst) or the sky at dawn and dusk where the yellow-orange of the day mixes with the dark blue of the night. 🧵It has many meanings. Purple particularly evokes spirituality, a mystical world. It is for example used in the Christian religion, Hinduism and more generally meditation, esotericism and witchcraft🔮. It can also echo gluttony with shades of mauve. Used since the 1970s in the food industry for chocolate and confectionery, it represents sweetness, tenderness, imagination and calm. Finally, it is sometimes used in more negative contexts such as medical, mental health, mourning, sadness or is evocative of danger (use on cleaning products). We have one last color left to explore for our series and then new adventures will follow! See you next week ! #purple #mauve #color #aufildescolors #shades #thread #yarn #lavender #plum #indigo

🧵Laine Saint Pierre Collection 1847🧵 🧵The

🧵The colors🧵 🧵We continue today

🧵The colors🧵 🧵Today we continue this series of colors with one of the most neutral: gray. 🩶 Alliance between black and white, it has many tones. It is then often in the background because its neutrality allows other colors to be highlighted and it also goes very well with most of them. 🧵Gray can have different meanings. First, it is associated with negative emotions because of its bland hues: sadness, loneliness, monotony, melancholy. We often mention the term grayish which echoes bad weather. The same idea of bad humor is reflected in the expression “to look grim”. 🧵It can also have a more positive symbolism such as appeasement, calm and gentleness in its lighter shades. It is also associated with sobriety, elegance and refinement in the world of fashion and luxury. Finally, through the evocation of the gray cells of the brain, it is synonymous with wisdom, knowledge, precision and knowledge. 🧵We then frequently find it in our environment in different tones: mouse gray🐭, anthracite gray, slate, greige, pearl gray... With metallic shades, we find a silver shade🥈. Finally, certain colors sometimes appear in gray; giving it a more or less warm appearance: grey-blue, grey-green… We are getting closer to the end of this series of colors but we still have two left to explore together. So see you next week! 😉 #gris #grey #nuances #aufildescouleurs #fil #yarn #grissouris #grisperle #anthracite

🧵Calais cocoons🧵 🧵Calais cocoons, son

🧵Calais cocoons🧵 🧵Calais cocoons, colorful lace threads, were named in homage to the town of the same name, famous for its lace. Presented in small cocoons, the thread is pulled through the middle for easy and pleasant use. Gassed and mercerized, it is available in 72 plain or mixed colors. They are also tastefully combined in 6 assortments of 12 colors or in large boxes containing all the shades. 🧵In our Valentine's Day post, an assortment of 12 cocoons is up for grabs. You can find the colors in the carousel above. You only have a few hours left to participate!😉 Good luck to everyone!🙃 #coconcalais #dentelle #dentelledecalais #concours #filauchinois #etstoulemonde #saintvalentin

🧵The colors🧵 🧵This week again, we

🧵Colors🧵 🧵This week again, we are exploring a new color: brown🤎. Not appearing on the color wheel, it is neither a primary, nor secondary, nor tertiary color. It is a derivative of orange, with less saturation. 🧵The most present shade in nature, both in the animal world🐻 and in the plant world🪵, brown is omnipresent in our environment. Associated with green, it evokes adventure and is used in outdoor or nature-related activities🪴. Brown then has a positive effect on our emotions. Color of coffee☕️ and chocolate🍫, we unconsciously attach it to gluttony. It therefore has a reassuring, comforting and soothing value. 🧵It is also a symbol of tradition and evokes stability, childhood🧸, memories and family ties. In short, brown is a color synonymous with seriousness, confidence and reliability: it is serenity. I hope you still like this color series. We still have three more analyzes to come. See you soon ! 😉 #brown #brown #fil #yarn #aufildescouleurs #color

🧵Valentine's Day Competition🧵 🧵This February 14

🧵Valentine's Day Competition🧵 🧵On February 14, we celebrate Valentine's Day. For the occasion, we have prepared a pretty bouquet of Calais cocoons and Caudry cocoons! They're cute, aren't they? 🧵Happy to be able to give you a gift too, try to win one of our assortments of 12 Calais cocoons! I will present them to you tomorrow in story. To win it, nothing could be simpler: 🪡Like this post 🪡Be a subscriber to the @ets.toulemonde account 🪡 Mention two people in comments, to whom you would have liked to offer this pretty, somewhat special bouquet but who has the advantage of never fade!😉 For your participations, I look forward to hearing from you in the comments! And very happy Valentine's Day to all 🫶🏻🩷 #saintvalentin #concours #coconscalais #filauchinois #bouquet #fleurs #fil #yarn

🧵The Fil Au Chinois brand🧵 🧵Founded in 1

🧵The colors🧵 🧵Today, we

🧵Colors🧵 🧵Today, we are interested in an omnipresent color in our environment: red. ❤️ One of the three primary colors and one of the most represented, it is on more than 70% of country flags. 🚩 🧵It then has many variations and meanings but in general, it evokes energy, dynamism and action. 🔥 It's a color that easily captures attention and is also known to accelerate the heart rate: it is the symbol of strong emotions and excitement. Depending on the context in which it is used, red can also convey negative emotions such as violence, revolt or anger. We also talk about the expression “seeing red” 🤬. It can also reflect an emergency or dangerous situation and is frequently found on medicine boxes💊, in the medical environment (it's the color of blood)🩸, toxic products or the highway code. 🚨⛔️ In other contexts, it will rather relate to romanticism 🌹, desire, passion and drive 👠💄💋. It is the color most present on Valentine's Day. Finally, it can refer to domination, strength and courage in the world of sport in particular. 🧵Different shades of red exist and impact the emotion felt: bright and luminous red is close to seduction while luxury and sobriety shines through with a darker red. We distinguish scarlet red, tomato red🍅, ruby red, wine red🍷... Associated with its complementary color green, they evoke Christmas: celebration, joy and gifts🎄🎁. Metallic, it gives shades of gold or bronze. In nature, it is found on animals as well as plants: it is also a natural pigment widely used in many cultures including the most ancient: Prehistory, Egyptians, Mayans, royalty and Imperial China. 🧧🏮 See you next week to continue our color series! #rouge #red #danger #seduction #romanticism #yarn #thread #meaning #aufildescouleurs #nuance #voirrouge #rougetomate

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Le Fil au Chinois, a Made in France brand

The Au Chinois brand was registered in November 1847 by François – Philibert Vrau, who had founded his company in Lille some twenty years earlier. The Au Chinois brand took on its full potential in the 1850s, with the arrival of Philibert Vrau, son of the previous brand. A prominent figure in Lille employers, he was, among other things, the main founder of Icam, the Catholic Institute of Arts and Crafts in Lille.

Like many other brands in the north of France, Fil Au Chinois experienced a long period of decline: the arrival of sewing machines in homes first, which dealt a severe blow to the use of linen thread, industrial difficulties , unsuitable commercial policy…

While the production of Fil Au Chinois continued to decline, interest in all advertising items and old productions only grew in the hearts of collectors. Fil Au Chinois could have disappeared in 2007 but we decided to take over the brand and rehabilitate the machines used in production – some of which are very old – and decided to restore Fil Au Chinois to all its former glory.

Our yarns for haberdashery and distribution

Drawing on our industrial know-how, we manufacture a wide range of yarns for haberdashery through our famous brands Fil au Chinois, Laine Saint Pierre and Lebaufil.

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Le Fil au Chinois, a Made in France brand

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