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From: "Kate M Bunting" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pros and cons, was Handkerchief Linen
Advantages and disadvantages (from the Latin "pro" (for) and "contra"
(against).
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
Thanks Kate,
I think i payed about 125 dollars back in 2000 for 1 meter of this
hankerchief linen. It original is used for making hankerchiefs edged with
very fine homemade point laces. I knew it from my time when i made laces.
And i thoaght it would be wonderfull for shirts and chemises. I have washed
it only about 2-3 times a year when i goes to events, and the only thing
wrong with it today is a tiny spot i got at the first event where i got a
moskito bite. It has not gotten thinner of wash and the quality is the same.
We have a special word for this linen in Denmark we call it Kammerdug, wich
could be translated to something about chamber cloth. It is the finest linen
available today, and the obstacle is sertanly the price.
However i only wash it by hand, no machine, but this is mostly because i
dont want to ruin my cotton lace wich is attached to it.
Bjarne
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