I would recommend against the (polar)fleece- it is mostly Polyester, and rubbing against the wool every step you take could generate some "short, sharp shocks." Lamb fleece OTOH would be great, but quite heavy! My .02 lira, Betsy
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sablerose Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 3:35 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Protecting wool? Luckily, I'm putting a border of abut 12 inches of black(actually a black and gray plaid) arould the front opening and base of the cloak which will be a little more stain resistant. But I do plan to cut it above the ankles. For the first time I'm going to photo document the whole process, so I'll let you all know when I get pictures and such up on a website. I haven't 100% decided yet, but I may hand sew the thing, given the weight of the wool involved. While I'm at it, does anyone have recommendations for what to line with? I'm trying to decide between linen and light weight polar fleece. This is blanket weight wool, so it will be plenty warm on its own. Has anyone lined a winter cloak in linen? Fur's not really an option for me, so what other historically accurate options do I have? Tayla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Protecting wool? > Sablerose wrote: > >> But I would like to make it even slightly stain resistant if possible? > > The other thing I would suggest is to cut the length somewhere below the > knee, but well above the ankle, perhaps 10" up, somewhere around mid calf > or higher. This will keep your white wool off the ground and out of reach > of most mud and grass, splashed water, and such. Much easier to keep clean > if it's not in the muck in the first place. :) > > > > Dawn > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
