Hamburg Wool

Hamburg Wool
HAMBURG WOOL
A term denoting embroidery wool finished with a gloss. Usually four-fold, but also made up to twelve-fold. Dyed in brilliant colours and spun from the finest German worsted.

Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.

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