On Sat, 27 Aug 2005, E House wrote: > Some brief technical notes on samite: > 6-ply warp; weft-faced satin; compound twill. may be patterned or > unpatterned, or used as base for embroidery > when patterned, more than one color is usually present in the patterning > compound weft-faced twill in silk;? may have developed in Egypt or Syria and > spread from there;? the inner warp used singly or in pairs or groups of > three or four?; main binding warp bound weft in the same twill in both > pattern and background?; design was result of color change not texture
E, where did that information come from? I have the strong feeling that "samite" in 12th c. literature may not have the same meaning as "samite" today, so it would help to know whether this source is defining the meaning today or in a particular period. --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
