**************************************** lin·sey-wool·sey* (lnz-wlz) /n./ /pl./ *lin·sey-wool·seys * A coarse, woven fabric of wool and cotton or of wool and linen. [Middle English linsiwolsie : alteration of linen, /linen/; see *linen* + wolle, /wool/; see *woo ****************************************** **linsey-woolsey* n : a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof ****************************************** *Personal note from [email protected] : * This fabric was frequently used for needlepoint. When used as a printed fabric for some reason it didn't hold the background colors as well as it would hold the "front" colors. Why? I don't know the answer to that question. ****************************************** *jane *\Jane\, n. [LL. Janua Genoa; L. Genua, also OE. Jean.] 1. A coin of Genoa; any small coin. --Chaucer. 2. A kind of twilled cotton cloth. ***************************************** * *feathers* n. 1. Those strange things attached to bird wings that are sometimes used to stuff pillows and feather beds. *And... now you know. Bill Lathan ;-) * Margaret L Smith wrote: >OK, I´ll bite. In the notice: >April 16, 1857 > >WANTED IMMEDIATELY- 500 lbs. of FEATHERS, for which the >highest prices will be paid by G.R. RATCHFORD, also 999 yards of LINDSEY and >JANE , wanted. > >What are the LINDSEY and JANE referring to? Cloth, or something else??? > >Margaret Lindsey Smith > > >==== SCCHEST2 Mailing List ==== >Descendants of Chester County Confederate Soldiers... looking for pictures, letters, and any other information for a new web project under discussion. Co. H 24th SCV Infantry especially. [email protected] > > > > -- Bill Lathan Jr Triangle VA USA "What Is Past, Is Prologue" http://www.wclathan.com