"Mark, aka Tatman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I am pretty sure the lacer used cotton thread.
Without being able to touch it or smell it, I am going to guess linen from
the slight hairiness visible in the closeups. A cotton thread that was
strong enough to use for lace would probably have been mercerized and
gassed to burn off that hairiness.
My other clue is that in the photos, it does not look like this is a plied
thread, like the 3-cord or 6-cord cotton we so often use for tatting. I
don't think the shorter fibers of cotton would be strong enough to spin up
as a single and still use to make lace.
From looks along, I vote linen, whatever that's worth. But I am
handicapped by not being able to touch it!
Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA
http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/
Ravelry ID: alwen
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