One 50 metre skein of grey Irish 18 x 3 cord linen thread. This is very good quality thin strong polished thread suitable for a natural material bow string, bow string serving, arrow binding or the binding of fletchings. A recent customer emailed me having received and tested his linen to say "You're right, it is good quality. I'll have a black and green before they all go!" Looking at the original packaging I believe this to have been made some time ago, but it has not deteriorated with age. I don't believe that this quality of linen thread is made any more. I purchased this to make it available to archers though it has many uses in other crafts.
The colours I offer would give some attractive options in a linen flemish twist string, servings or add a nice touch to your war arrows!
This thread is very strong for it's size. Though it is just 0.6mm (1/42 inch) across I cannot break it with my hands. Tests I have carried out show that it has a breaking strain in the region of 17.4 pounds. This means a 12 strand string should be about right for a 50lb bow using the usual four times bow strength rule.
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