Which type of thread was used in 13th century shoemaking?
Shoemakers today used pitched hemp thread for their sewing work. But what did shoemakers use during the 13th century?
There are only a few finds of remaining sewing threads in all the shoe finds I know of. But this also tells us one thing: The threads must have consisted of a material which needs a different Soil for good preservation. Therefore it annot be something like sinew or gut, cause they have similar preservation conditions as leather.
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