Hand Towel render help, rendered in luxblend

i am making a bathroom scene in blender 2.58a and am trying to make a mid polly hand towel that actualy has strands of looped string. im sure it would be done with a particle system, but i have no clue where to start, and remember i wanna render externaly so there are possibilities of certain settings not working. any help someone can give me is appreciated

You’ve posted this question elsewhere on this site in the support forums. No need to cross-post.