Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com
> On 17 Oct 2016, at 16:23, Jeriames@AOL. > > Thank you Jeri for once again taking the time and trouble to post a lengthy > email full of interesting history about lace related facts. I'm sure that > many of us who complain about no longer being able to grow flax fine enough > to produce the same beautifully fine linen threads that we all long for, > didn't appreciate that none of the flax seeds survived those war years due to > contamination of the soil! Sadly we shall never be able to reproduce lace of > such quality but must content ourselves by working with fine cotton thread > instead of the superior, extremely fine linen threads available to our > predecessors. Catherine Barley UK > > To add to explanations about visually disturbing slubs in linen threads > produced today for making lace. AND to add to your understanding of the > history of women in the lace "industry": > > There are books that will supply interesting background information about > the massive destruction during World War I of the areas where flax was > cultivated in Belgium. Ugly oil from German tanks contaminated the lands > where > flax was grown.......... > > http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html > > Jeri Ames in Maine > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
