Hello Mark
No, I don't think it's handspun, but I do think it's linen.
I can see that it's S twist, which is what I'd expect a linen thread to
be, along with variations in thickness. The two linens which fit the
description are Knox's Floss 20 or Knox's Falcon 25, both of which
measured 2S/16. Falcon is the more likely since it was on a reel and
Floss was skeins.
However, I couldn't tell you for sure even if I had it in my hand.
Shame about the cigarette smoke smell - that is probably adding to the
colour too, it will probably come up much whiter if you choose to wash
it.
Brenda
On 24 Feb 2009, at 15:20, Mark, aka Tatman wrote:
Upon examination I would say it is 2 ply. And it isn't highly twisted.
There is a lot of thick and thin variation. So you think this thread
was
hand spun linen, instead of manufac
Brenda in Allhallows, Kent
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