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Old September 4th 15, 01:55 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Default "sea silk", aka byssus from Sardinia



"Jack Campin" wrote in message
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I doubt this stuff is ever going to feature in a quilt, but it's
the most remarkable story about a textile craft I've read in a
long time:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691781

I like the way it is not a commodity. A lot us treat our quilts
the same.

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Thanks for sharing this wonderful unusual story about this cloth!
Barbara in SC


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