FF Singer is based on a sewing machine's thread, but it's a lot rougher than your sample.

tHANKS but no... i digitize all my own stuff...
Which are invariably based on ttf fonts.....

FF Singer is absolutely hideous; I can't believe someone made it and I can't believe someone is actually trying to sell it. Yuck.

Ok, back to the topic, which unfortunately I can't help with.

Actually I can help. Monotype Garamond italic.

Edit: hmm...maybe not. I'll hand it back to the experts.