Greetings,
In the wills and inventories I work with the only reference to any
sort of holder or container for thread has been "4 bowttes of blacke
thred", which I took to be bolt (from the 1543 will of the "porter of
of the King's Wardrobe"). Otherwise they just specify colour or
colour and amount of thread, and sometimes fiber if it is
silk. Yarns and wools they tend to get more descriptive
about. Thread is mentioned extremely rarely, aside from the above
exception, I have only found it in Drapers or Tailor's wills and
inventories. Although, I'm sure it would also turn up in other
similar trades such as silkwomen, I just haven't gathered any of
their probate documents yet.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Danielle
At 01:27 PM 4/23/2007, you wrote:
OK, here's the question:
I work at a Renn Faire, and would like to be able to do some handsewing,
most likely linen shirts for my child. I don't want to have my plastic
spools of thread flashing about! How did Elizabethans work with thread? Was
it wound on spools (wooden, I assume)? Was it somehow put into hanks (like
modern-day floss)? How can I make my thread look "right"?
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Rebecca Schmitt
aka Agness Cabot, Guilde of St. Lawrence
Bristol Renaissance Faire
My arms are too short to box with God. --Johnny Cash
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