Re: Fustian and Linen for bowstrings

[d_e_cooke-at-hotmail.com]

d_e_cook--at-hotmail.com wrote: 
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/cosg-living-history/?star
t=19
> Hi all!
> 

> I am planning to make some new bowstrings and I wanted to make them
> from linen.
> From what I've heard, Irish Shoemaker's linen should be the best thing
> to get.
> Does anybody have a source for suitable linen cord?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Best,
> Jörg
> David's reply: make bowstrings out of silk if you want to go to the
cutting edge of medieval technology. Linen cord? You can buy it in
Switzerland easily enough, I don't understand the question. Maybe you
just have to get up the courage to go into a sissy dressmaker's shop.. 
- if it isn't of the required thickness/number of threads etc - it is
easy to spin by hand. 
  PS. Can people answering messages maybe not fell obliged to repeat
the WHOLE MESSAGE that started the discussion ?


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