Linen

[Ron Nossaman]

>OK, I have Roger's recommended method for hammer steaming in front of me.
>
>Listed is 10" x 6" length of Irish linen.  Here's my question:  Does it 
>have to be Irish linen, or can it be a good quality, rather expensive 100% 
>linen, medium weight (similar I suppose to a cloth napkin) from the fabric 
>store in Central Illinois?  Or are we talking lightweight like handkerchiefs?
>
>I've got my iron and am ready to go...........:-)
>
>
>Barbara Richmond, RPT


Magic tone linen, grown on the north side of the hill. Nothing else 
produces dense enough smo... er, steam to work exactly right. Just the 
flax, ma'am. But regular old anonymous "name on request"  linen or about 
anything else works well enough, often enough, for some of us mortals. 
Being a registered linen heathen, this possibly shouldn't be taken as the 
definitive answer.

Ron N