Though I can't answer the starch question I find of course that most old pieces yellow with time. Wool and silk are particularly bad, and also cotton. I wonder if some of the purposely yellowed/tinted items were done as a tie in to the "blonde" preference that was prevalent for awhile? I obtained an old periodical/book from 1900 with all forms of needlework. (Interestingly it came from far away, burt unbeknownst was produced in the city where I live. There was a whole section on netting and with stitch fills that are like hardanger and reticella. They state that they are unsure of it's origins, perhaps from fishermen who made their own nets (but of course this is much finer and uses a wooden shuttle. I favorite person told me of his grandfather weaving his own to fish in the Baltic Sea where he lived in then Germany and had them to show). Has there been much discussion or sharing of this on this list or is anyone actively into this? I note that the book is jam packed with all kinds of things including various lace forms, knitted corsets, etc. it is over an inch thick, and your annual subscription could be purchased for one dollar. <S> Susan Reishus
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