Hi, All. Just a side note, the thrums don't need to be knotted on the
outside, they just need to be hooked into the knitted goods like the
knot on a Turkish carpet. In fact, one of the alternate names of a
blanket with a thrummed outside (looks like a bathroom floormat) is a
"rugg". They are noted in inventories from Plimoth Plantation circa
1620. Irish mantles from the late 16th C. had the same sort of finish to
them, to help shed off moisture and keep in warmth, I suppose. I believe
Moryson referred to them as "Irish rugges" . Mike T.
Thrums are little bits of wool knotted together. If you knit this up,
and put all the knotted ends to the outside, it does look like fur.
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