[lace] 140/2 linen thread

[Aurelia Loveman]

Dear All -- Not that I want to rain on anyone's parade, but 140/2 
linen is not an unalloyed delight, either. During the eighties, I was 
in an extensive correspondence with the Belgian manufacturers of the 
linen thread, and they were having a hard time with the 140/2 because 
the fibers were not really long enough for satisfactory use. They 
said they kept getting complaints that the thread just disintegrated 
in lacemakers' hands (however, they did send me some!). Eventually 
they stopped producing it.  My own experience has been that with a 
light hand, a very light tension and constant carefulness, 140/2 can 
be worked with.	Aurelia

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