Several years ago I succumbed to a special Internet offer of 24/4 cotton at a really good price. I bought eight pounds of the stuff, thinking I would use it as a jacquard warp. When it arrived, I realize I'd made a gross mistake. It's strong, smooth stuff, no doubt about it, but it is glazed cotton. I don't know what glazed cotton is made for; I would guess shoe manufacture or blue jeans construction or boat upholstery. This stuff is wiry and totally unmanageable as warp. So there it sat on my shelf, a perennial reminder of my bad judgement.
Fast forward to my acquisition of a Bradshaw Cordmaker. I tried twisting the glazed cotton into 4-ply cords: 12 strands of the glazed cotton thread in each ply, total 48 strands. It makes a beautiful, round, stiff cord, resembling the stuff basketmakers use. In fact, I'm thinking my stash of glazed cotton will soon find a new life. Click to enlarge.
