Adele
I think that all of your thoughts are just about spot on! Although the
species is Linum Usitatissimum there must be hundreds of varieties
which combined with different growing conditions, retting and spinning
techniques mean that some linen fibres are very coarse whilst others
are
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
le 3/10/05 4:23, Adele Shaak à [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit :
I think the fineness of linen
thread was more likely the result of careful hand-raising,
hand-processing, and hand-spinning, and climate conditions, than it was
the result of having some special variety of flax.
Again, my 2 cents.
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[Original Message]
From: romdom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 10/3/2005 8:31:48 PM
Subject: Re: Subject: [lace] Linen (flax) thread
le 3/10/05 4:23, Adele Shaak à [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit :
I think the fineness of linen
thread was more likely the result of careful hand
