I've run into something similar, recently, with a current re-using of the word "wimple" to describe a knitted thing ranging from a simple, oversized tube that functions a bit like the turtlenecked part on a turtleneck sweater (except that you can pull it up over your head, leaving your face exposed, for warmth), or a hooded cowl, built similarly to a medieval hood with cowl (although missing the liripipe). It always causes this momentary "huh?" with me, because I'm most familiar with the word as used to refer to the woven/linen medieval women's item frequently paired with a veil. ;o) --sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Kayta Barrows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:22 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Tippets > > >I have found very little info so far on tippets and how they were made. > > I have encountered things called tippets in several different centuries. I > had to read a couple of sentences to realize you were talking SCA-period > tippets, instead of, say, Georgian ones. > > CarolynKayta Barrows > dollmaker, fibre artist, textillian > www.FunStuft.com > > //// \\\ > ////-@@\\\ > (((( 7 ))) > ((( <> )))) > ) (((((( > /----\ /---\)) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
