Sample of Worsted Yarn, used by Cheney Brothers, 1913. Manufactured and supplied by the Lafayette Worsted Company. Unbleached, gassed, 30/3 quality. Used by Cheney Brothers in weaving wool and silk fabrics. Lafayette Worsted Co. was a Franco-Belgian owned firm that operated a worsted spinning mill in Woonsocket, RI, beginning in 1899, and on through the 1950s. This type of worsted yarn was especially sought after for weaving fine fabrics, including Cheney Brothers' silk and wool dress fabrics, samples of which were donated by Cheney Brothers to the Nationa Museum (now NMAH)