Thank you Alice! When you mentioned Fresia linen thread, the lightbulb finally went on. When I was buying my thread in an assortment of sizes, my choices were between Fresia & the other one. The one I bought has a more matte finish & the explanation was that Fresia is mercerized. So I just read this very cool article about hemp, flax & processing fibers at: https://oecotextiles.wordpress.com/category/fibers/linen-fibers/ & discovered that mercerizing rounds & straightens the fibers while adding luster. Although I knew a bit about retting, I had no clue what mercerizing added to the process & I would never have made this connection if you had not mentioned the Fresia! Thank you Alice & others for all your help & suggestions. I will be a better informed thread shopper going forward! Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA
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