Re: wool ply history

["Ballard, Mary" <BallardM@xxxxxx>]

Karin: What a wonderful question! There’s a nice history of spinning in a CIBA Review. If I remember correctly, truly worsted wool was not machine spun until the 19^th century. The Pasold Research fund has a volume or two that might also be pertinent http://www.pasold.co.uk/default.htm

 

Mary W. Ballard

Senior Textiles Conservator,

Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution

4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland MD 20746 U.S.A.

tel: 301-238-1210 fax: 301-238-3709

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From: Textile Conservators [mailto:TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karin Von Lerber, Prevart GmbH
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:03 AM
To: TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: wool ply history

 

Since when do wool plies made from 3 ends exist?

Does someone happen to know any literature about yarn making history in industrialized time which would allow "dating" restoration as far as "after ...." by
- number of ends twisted
- twist angle
- etc.

Thanks,
Karin von Lerber

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