08-26-2003, 10:36 AM
I use both bronze or bone needles of varying sizes but mainly on wool.<br>
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The stitching on finer cloth is not as <em>fine</em> as us 21st century bods would think would be the norm<br>
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this is a fragment of linen from roman period in egypt<br>
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<img src="http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/textil/archive/uc28084.jpg" style="border:0;"/><br>
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The stitching on finer cloth is not as <em>fine</em> as us 21st century bods would think would be the norm<br>
<br>
this is a fragment of linen from roman period in egypt<br>
<br>
<img src="http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/textil/archive/uc28084.jpg" style="border:0;"/><br>
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<span style="color:red;"><strong>[url=http://pub55.ezboard.com/btalkinghistory" target="top]Talking History Forum[/url]</strong></span></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub27.ezboard.com/bromancivtalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=venicone>venicone</A> at: 8/26/03 12:38 pm<br></i>
