Au contraire! There's a huge amount of difference between the two--just ask any skilled spinner, and many weavers and knitters as well. The original processing of the fiber is different, the spinning methods are different, the end results are different. Fineness has little to do with it--I'm actually in the middle of spinning some laceweight singles out of hand-carded targhee, and I'm deliberately spinning them with a woolen technique. --Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "monica spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 10:09 AM Subject: RE: [h-cost] Re: striped skirt > Yup. Thanks for the post. That is the kind of thing I was remembering. > > Worsted vs woolen-- pretty funny, since both are wool. Worsted is just a > fine spun wool. > Monica _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
