The pictures of silk production on this eBay auction are fascinating, but the riveting thing about this listing is the text. Be sure to read the text in the green box at the bottom (Sample: *Storage silk was to be stored in ventilated and dry place, storage time should not be subject to heavy pressure of the home so as not to tire of the empty wire-song traits be adversely affected. )
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Oh yes! Some of the translations, especially of Japanese, are alternately mind-blowing or hilarious. The Sanquahar glove translation is a gem.
Kathleen, I used an online translator for a Finnish knitting pattern, and got this for the first paragraph:
Wire-throughput
Collected less than 7 brothers-wire + below the ball Tango fans. Little snippets of black and white 7 brothers eye and nose Embroidery.
--Elizabeth D
I wouldn't dream of tiring the empty wire-song traits.
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