This section is from the book "Ladies Manual Of Art or Profit and Pastime", by Editors of American Mutual Library Association. Also available from Amazon: Ladies Manual of Art or Profit and Pastime.
These are fillets of prepared tow and flax, of from one to three inches in breadth. They are extremely uniform in their thickness, being made to weight, and can easily be procured from any flax-spinning mill, at a moderate price per pound weight.
 
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