08-13-2005, 02:55 AM
There is another way of making linen stiff, that dosent require glue and may explain Herodotus' description of Amasis' armour. When the thread is made by twisting the stands together the amount of twists gives it its strength, so if you 'overtwist' alot of Linen fibers together you create a thread that has quite stiff properties. Herodotus' 360 'threads' may have been individual linen fibres, which can be several feet long, and when overtwisted together mayhave made a very stong, stiff thread.
I am growing flax to to test all this its up to three feet tall, if i can get three feet fibres we can then understand how 360 'threads' can make a 'thread' of fine texture!
Jason
I am growing flax to to test all this its up to three feet tall, if i can get three feet fibres we can then understand how 360 'threads' can make a 'thread' of fine texture!
Jason
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