Hi All,
I am going to a series of lectures at Edinburgh Unversity entitled "European
Mummies and Bog Bodies" and while they are fascinating to start with, I
couldn't believe my eyes and ears this week. It seems that the oldest
surviving piece of clothing made in needle binding technique (and in one
continuous piece of yarn) is from the Tamir peoples, in the Takamaklen (sp)
desert, in China along the Silk Route. The most intriguing bit is that the
Tamir are Caucasian, and that this chap's burial (mummified, owing to
environmental conditions), is from appr. 1000 BC and contained a beret made
in needle binding (nalbinding) technique. A 3000 years old beret that looks
like a modern one!
Thought I'd share, perhaps someone on here is as fascinated by this as I
was. :-)
Nicole
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