Another tidbit found doing a quick search in images per Walter Evans & Co. (there weren't many), on a big carton label, it was also known by its trademark as Boar's Head Cotton Manufactory; Walter Evans & Co., Derby,. Superior Crochet and Machine Cotton. In Soft and Patent Glacé . With this in mind, I'm more certain that the specified thread was cotton. Here is the link to the image: http://threadwinder.info/hist/law/BoarsHeadSign.jpg
On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 10:51 AM, Bev Walker <walker.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > PS - I'm not 100% sure it was cotton; could have been linen, if used on > linen net. > > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
