Lahn (Plat)
A flat rolled (flattened) wire made of gold , silver or another metal is called Lahn , Plätt , Platte or Rausch .
use
Lahn is used to decorate borders, hems or fringes. Lahn was mainly used for monastery work.
If a textile carrier thread is wrapped with Lahn, a Lahn thread or Lahn braid is created .
Manufacturing
Lahn is produced using a so-called wire flattening mill, between whose two rollers the wire can be flattened.
literature
- For the etymology of Lahn , see entry Der Lahn in Adelung - Grammatical-Critical Dictionary of High German Dialect [1]