Anne That looks like what was meant. Thanks for all your help. I have been checking out London weavers on the net today and it has been very interesting reading. In the mid to laye 1800's the weavers had a hard time because of the new looms designed, and many ended out of work, That was probably why the 2 boys ended up going to Australia. regards, Nan On 10 July 2010 21:16, Anne Chambers <anne.chambers@bigpond.com> wrote: > I think it may be Fringe and Guafs (i.e. guass) weaver, in which case, > maybe gauze weaver > http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/227303/gauze-weave > > Anne >