The condition of fabrics from pile dwelling and wetland settlements is amazing. This charred ball of thread was found at the site of Marin-Epagnier/Préfargier. It was made of hemp or lime fibres, and dates about 3900 to 3300 BC. The thread measures a total of about 10 m in length.

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@ninawillburger
Lime fibres?

@MyKomment @ninawillburger

Lime is a European tree, 30m tall, leaves shaped like hearts. The blossoms smell wonderful and intense, honey is coveted.

Hadn't read the word lime as meaning a tree before either.

@anlomedad @ninawillburger
Well I never knew that!!
Thank you for the pointer.
I'd defer to flax or something like it, lime does seem a bit coarse but what would i know.
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https://www.jonsbushcraft.com/lime%20bark%20tutorial.htm
Processing Lime bark tutorial- jonsbushcraft.com

@MyKomment @ninawillburger

Ah, so flax is a non-cotton plant fibre ?! 💡
I only know the (German) word from fairy tales and never bothered to ask what it actually is.
Encountered Flax as the actual name of a flower in New Zealand – but it grows elsewhere too.
Pretty blossoms, eery-looking seed pods, like char coal string beans.
Its ~ 10cm broad leave blades are long enough for skirts and I think, the Maori did indeed weave skirts and coats from the Flax leaves.

That yarn made from the fibre underneath lime and other tree bark is sturdy and still used today for fishing nets for example. Not sure it can be softened enough to make it work for use in clothes.

@Nina Willburger lime fibres? or linen? lime like in Linde?

@jabgoe2089
@MyKomment @ninawillburger

Lime oder Small-leaved Lime, Tilia cordata, Winterlinde.

Angenommen, das Knäuel hat 7cm Durchmesser, betrüge 1 Wicklung nach u=πd etwa 22 cm. Damit wären 5 Wicklungen schon reichlich 1m. Allein auf der dargestellten Sichtseite kann man über 50 Wicklungen zählen, das entspräche einer geschätzten Länge von 11m (also das, was nur außen aufgewickelt ist). Insgesamt ist ja noch viel mehr aufgewickelt, ich würde schätzen, man würde auf eine Abwicklung von min. 50 m kommen... Oder ist das Knäuel viel kleiner?

edit: #WerkabenteuerTextil