As far as i have heard its not that they cant make it, but its the price
wich would be two high that anyone would buy it.
Only the best flax can be used for this fine thread, and it needs a lot of
work to make it that thin.
Bjarne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Caryn Sobel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] white embroidery
<It's the *fineness* of
the linen threads used then, that can't be duplicated now. In linen.>
Please pardon my ignorance, but why can't we have the same fineness now?
Is it a difference in the spinning techniques, or the variety of the plant
itself? Or a lack of demand for finer thread?
Thanks!
Caryn
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