[lace] Flax and Linen

2004-11-22 Thread Tune
Hi Everyone, I have just remembered a very good source of information about linen. Shire Publications published a little booklet "Flax and Linen" by Patricia Baines for just under 4 British pounds. http://www.shirebooks.co.uk/ I have several of their books and they are very cheap and often written

re: [lace] flax, and linen thread

2005-10-05 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone and Madelin > spinning some into thread for bobbin lace. I think I could spin it very > fine indeed--fewer than 8 individual fibers--on my homemade Lisard > (paper) spindle. Has anyone else tried this? I haven't tried flax on a spindle, but it should work if you can put enough twist