The speck appearance is simply a byproduct of the hand twisting process that the Cortland line operator performed
which involved allowing the individual strands to pass over & through their fingers to detect variations & imperfections
in the diameter, i.e., thickness, of the individual woven strands. When that occurred, the operator would stop
the equipment & remove the section & splice the line before re-starting the weaving equipment. The speck pattern
is just the end result of how the line was twisted. Like it or not, it isn't made any longer and its availability is pretty scarce.
which involved allowing the individual strands to pass over & through their fingers to detect variations & imperfections
in the diameter, i.e., thickness, of the individual woven strands. When that occurred, the operator would stop
the equipment & remove the section & splice the line before re-starting the weaving equipment. The speck pattern
is just the end result of how the line was twisted. Like it or not, it isn't made any longer and its availability is pretty scarce.
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