I think you could only suggest that it's suitable for homespun, given the colour and the coarseness. No reason why you shouldn't make sacking out of it though...
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- Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:16 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: muddyevil sheep
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3057
- Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:11 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: More seamy ditherings.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5769
There's a section on construction techniques in Crowfoot, E., F. Pritchard & K. Staniland, 2001. Textiles and Clothing, C. 1150-c. 1450: Boydell Press, pp150-98. Also complete garments from Greenland in Østergård, E., 2004. Woven into the earth : textiles from Norse Greenland, Aarhus; Oxford: Aarhus...
- Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:45 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Drop spinning and carding questions
- Replies: 39
- Views: 13414
Don't bother with lustre longwools (e.g. Wensleydale) - they're a post-Agricultural Revolution innovation. A good introduction is the section by Ryder in CBA Research Report no 40 ( Medieval Industries , 1981) - freely available here This is now slightly out of date and more than a little vague but ...
- Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:39 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: weaving/loom
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10695
Paul Atkin: reading through several books, i cant find any evidence of loom weights from a warp weighted loom been found in this country after the tenth century, anyone out there know any different?????????????????????? Yup, that's a large part of the evidence for saying that the two-beam loom larg...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:37 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: weaving/loom
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10695
Yep, that's the thing, Guthrie. Google is a bit rubbish for finding two-beam looms, also called tubular looms or tapiters looms or vertical looms (and probably other things). There are a few pics here: http://larsdatter.com/weaving.htm . Otherwise head for a library (and possibly an interlibrary loa...
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:53 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: weaving/loom
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10695
Hi Ariarnia Warp-weighted looms are pretty much out for the 12th century in the UK, sorry. They'd stopped around 900 in towns but linger on till about 1100 here and there, particularly in rural places. In their place were two other loom types: the two-beam loom, which arrived late in the 9th century...
Assuming Carus-Wilson's identification is correct, there's a considerable amount of 2/2 broken diamond twill excavated from Northern Europe. Some at Coppergate , York, some in London , for example. Look in the archaeological reports for pics; these books should be in libraries. It's a cloth-type wit...
- Tue May 12, 2009 1:18 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Medieval music connected to the Santiago pilgrimage.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4749
- Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:52 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Toile cutting day, Yorkshire?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3647
Toile cutting day, Yorkshire?
At TORM, I spoke to a lovely woman from the Clarences (sorry - rubbish at names :oops:) who was working with Sarah Thursfield, and she mentioned that she was organising a day for all the newbies in the Clarences and other 15th century gangs in the area to get together for a kit making day and a bit ...
- Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:38 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Re-enactorisms
- Replies: 222
- Views: 42421
why have hats all but disappeared from our society in a matter of decades? Probably in part due to with the advent of central heating and car transport for the masses. Few people now need to be out in the weather for any period, so hats are unnecessary. But it's probably also due to just plain cult...
- Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:44 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: GOTHIC BUILDINGS 1000-1500
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8518
Oooh, I think I need to go to Carcasonne. That's gorgeous.
Can I nominate the Papal Palace in Avignon or perhaps Aigues-Mortes
Maerwynn
Can I nominate the Papal Palace in Avignon or perhaps Aigues-Mortes
Maerwynn
- Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:51 pm
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: What's in Season
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3438
How about this website: http://www.eattheseasons.co.uk/ ? It lists all sorts of exotica but you can just ignore these.
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- Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:54 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Medieval Names
- Replies: 47
- Views: 9511
This is a good resource: http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/
Guess where I got mine? (all of them...)
Maerwynn
Guess where I got mine? (all of them...)
Maerwynn
- Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:33 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Medieval Birthdays
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4709
- Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:14 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Pathfinder; is there anything good to come out of it?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4355
- Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:47 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: And the dress
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6995
- Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:19 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Mass and Re-Enactment
- Replies: 148
- Views: 34055
- Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:08 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: looking for book
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4301
Fetchbook (which is awesome: http://www.fetchbook.info/) says Half Value has it
http://www.halfvalue.com/display.jsp?ty ... tchbook-20
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http://www.halfvalue.com/display.jsp?ty ... tchbook-20
Maerwynn
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:48 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Separate hoods in the dark ages - a re-enactorism?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1975
Separate hoods in the dark ages - a re-enactorism?
I've been thinking about making myself a hood for my Saxon kit for a while, but when I got round to looking at my books I found no evidence at all for them. Anybody know of any? I mean the separate hood, the over-the-head-and-shoulder-cape thingy, rather than a hood attached to clothes like a monk's...
- Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:01 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Mass and Re-Enactment
- Replies: 148
- Views: 34055
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:33 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Mass and Re-Enactment
- Replies: 148
- Views: 34055
I had always assumed that re-enacting groups were both non religious and non political Yes, the groups are, but every group is attempting to portray accurately a period which had both politics and religion. Recreating the politics doesn't bother people because the issues being argued over are out o...
- Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:26 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Saxon embroidery- quick question for anyone who has done any
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4952
Aha, Rumbly, I'm getting closer to working out who you are! Fisc isn't full a authenti-team member though she was in training for it. She's definitely attached to the team as a consultant for late Saxon embroidery though - I'm not sure how official this is. Workmonkey: :shock: I read that section of...
- Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:32 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Saxon embroidery- quick question for anyone who has done any
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4952
- Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:49 pm
- Forum: 410-1100
- Topic: British history 800 -1100AD -books?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4490
Go for the Stenton (I like Stenton) and the Campbell (pretty pictures!) which'll probably be more than enough for the summer. The Campbell has an extensive bibliography too. You tend to find that there's nothing between these two (and their ilk) that are general histories, and stuff that focuses on ...
- Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:30 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Who the hell are you?
- Replies: 520
- Views: 102438
- Fri May 25, 2007 12:57 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Saxon headcovering dimensions
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2831
- Wed May 23, 2007 2:38 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Saxon headcovering dimensions
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2831
There are loads of ways of tying a wimple. Unfortunately the two most commonly seen reenactor ways (circular fillet over the wimple like http://www.vikingsonline.org.uk/resources/gallery2006/img_7109.jpg and the headscarf tied at the back of the neck like http://www.vikingsonline.org.uk/resources/ga...
- Mon May 14, 2007 3:13 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Probably a very silly question, sorry.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2882
That's right. It's very comfy. In practice I do taper my sleeves towards the wrist. On my last pattern they were 9" deep at the shoulder (cut straight, not curved, and set to a straight edge on the body), about 6" at the elbow, and 4" at the wrist. I have also ( :shock: ) cut the body slightly fitte...