I really haven't seen linen this fine in England. Maybe I haven't looked hard enough.
On 21/02/06, Bjarne og Leif Drews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > Yes that linen i told you about some time ago, that my embroidery shop > has, > is so fine that it actually is transparent. > > Bjarne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Jurancich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 1:53 AM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Silk Tulle, Chiffon, Organza > > > > Linen also can be fine enough to be transparent. > > > > Joan > > > > At 01:33 PM 2/20/2006, you wrote: > >>Why Joan - however fine linen gets I've never seen it transparent. Silk > >>can > >>be transparent and is evidenced in the archaeological record. > >> > >>It is only these women where the veil appears transparent - all the > other > >>pictures I have looked at for example > >> > >>Holkham PBB > >>http://tinyurl.com/rlwa6 > >> > >>the Mac Bible > >> > http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf44/otm44ra.gif > >> > >>Both of these show opaque veils which I am quite prepared to believe is > >>linen. > >> > >> > >> > >>On 20/02/06, Joan Jurancich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > >> > I would expect the wimples and veils to be fine linen, in this case. > >> > > >> > Joan > >> > > >> > At 12:56 PM 2/20/2006, you wrote: > >> > >The reason I ask is that I have been looking at the ladies on the > >> > Luttrell > >> > >Psalter and it is clear both mother and daughter on the knight on > >> > horseback > >> > >page are wearing both wimples and veils. The fabric drawn is a > >> > transparent > >> > >white and the only thing I can think it is chiffon or tulle. > >> > > > >> > >There are some very fine silk fabrics in the Textiles and Clothing > >> > (London > >> > >finds) but I was hoping for some historical perspective. > >> > > > >> > >http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Caroline "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." G B Shaw _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
