I carried a man's linen handkerchief in my back pocket until it wore through at the folds. Though it's of no further use for cleaning glasses, I hated to throw it out -- nobody pulls flax up by the roots these days, and if any of the machines that can spin line flax are still around, they are in museums.
Then I remembered that I know a few people who can put small bits of fine linen to good use. If you want it, send your snail address to joybee...@comcast.net. If I get more than one request, I'll draw a name out of a hat. -- Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where the snow is gone, the ice is going, and daffodils are ankle high. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.