Hi Arachnids Researching Mechlin using a Veho microscope I found that much of it was made using linen thread finer than 240/2 Egyptian cotton, a few with thread as thick as 200/2 and none with thicker thread. Also most were made using single ply thread, the flax fibres being sufficiently long that they did not need plying.
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