This design was originally published in "Harper's Bazaar Magazine" in 1874. I "revised" the original and used modern techniques. That thread is Olympus in size 30 that I dyed. I believe the original doily had "cluny petals". I can not "weave" petals in any kind of consistency and they looked horrible. Did not enhance the design and would leave everyone wondering what was wrong with TATBiT. I like the crochet clusters better and I can hook them.