Yes most definitely the thread for lace was hand spun. The early needle laces were made using hand spun linens which have long fibres.
Anna from a windy Sydney who has just learnt to spin wool Sent from my iPad > On 1 Nov 2022, at 9:57 pm, Vicki Bradford <twohappyb...@aol.com> wrote: > > Hi Devon & all, > I’m not sure if this will make it to the list because I’m one of those > hangers-on still using AOL, but on a somewhat off-topic point, I was taken by > Devon’s comments about how fine some lace threads were. While visiting the > V&A some years ago, the same thoughts occurred to me. As a spinner as well as > a lacemaker, it also struck me that as fine as the threads were, they were > also most likely at least two-ply, thus making the observation even more > amazing. As far as I can find, the first machine spinning originated with the > invention of the Spinning Jenny in around 1765, but some information suggests > that the thread produced from these machines was coarse and not strong. In any > case, earlier laces would then most likely have used handspun thread? What do > others think? > > Vicki in Maryland > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
