Hi Lorelei, I can't remember where I got that. I hope it's not lace urban legend!
We can't use the lack of fine-thread Val after 1780-1800 because I think that may be circular: I suspect the lace is often dated on the basis of what is assumed about the thread. I've done some superficial looking without success. Let me do some more serious digging and we'll see if there's anything in some sort of authoritative source. It might require checking with a herbarium in Europe, which would be interesting. Nancy Connecticut, USA On Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 19:55 Lorelei Halley <lhal...@bytemeusa.com> wrote: > about "extinction of the cultivars" for super fine linen thread. I have > been thinking along those lines for a long time, but never came across > any corroboration. However, I thought it happened in WWI, not the > French revolution. Where did you find that statement? > - 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/
