<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Take a look at soft crochet thread at a fabric store. I prefer 100% mercerized soft crochet thread without dyes. It is strong but does not cut the specimens or the tags.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">John E. Simmons<br>Museologica<br>128 E. Burnside Street<br>Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823-2010<br><a href="mailto:simmons.johne@gmail.com" target="_blank">simmons.johne@gmail.com</a><br>303-681-5708<br><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museologica.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=YVVtZOdXXcO7FCKBYVkFgWPkLT99gkMfWCBr7r92Gqs&s=lGgKcPIBL5Dfj71zgJCGOqPSB26Yog8w0uOoUbf-rJw&e=" target="_blank">www.museologica.com</a><br>and<br>Adjunct Curator of Collections<br>Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery<br>Penn State University<br>University Park, Pennsylvania<br>and<br>Instructor, Museum Studies<br>School of Library and Information Science<br>Kent State University<br></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 3:10 PM, Martin, Kaylin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:MartinK@carnegiemnh.org" target="_blank">MartinK@carnegiemnh.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Topic: Help - 100% linen string for wet collection<br>
Hello, I have a question for the museum community:<br>
I work in the herpetology fluid collection here at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and we are looking for 100% Irish linen string for tag tying of our specimens. Any suggestions on where to find this? It's been a handful of years (before my time) that we've purchased this. I can only find waxed linen string and that's no good!<br>
Best wishes,<br>
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Kaylin Martin, M.Sc.<br>
Curatorial Assistant of Amphibians and Reptiles<br>
Carnegie Museum of Natural History<br>
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