There is an exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt now called "Extreme Textiles" which is actually about modern fiber and textiles. In it they have textiles that the army can make quickly assembled structures of, textiles that can repair living hearts, and textiles with which to explore the moon. There is nothing they cannot do with a textile if there is enough money chasing it. Devise some way in which an extremely fine linen thread can be used to find oil and machines will be invented that can spin linen thread finer than ever before :-) In the meantime, I don't think lace hobbiests provide much incentive to produce a highly expensive luxury thread. Devon
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