In article , Dan Caster says...

It may have been cotton, but I suspect it was not. The New Zealanders
and maybe the Ausies ought to chime in here............ Could it have
been Hemp?

I'm pretty sure the owner of the house did this
repair - and he raided his wife's sewing basket.

You could take a look at the fibers next time you
are in town - they're way too fine to be oakum
or hemp.

Jim

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