@pgcd@Richard_Littler There were, but they were made of linen cloth and you had to wash them afterwards. It would be several centuries before single-use toilet paper was invented.
@acb@Richard_Littler ohhh that's interesting! I also hope that Godfrey's purpose was to keep the clean ones clean. But then again, I understand crochet to be a wonderful mystery and I shouldn't assume limits to its power.