I've got some lovely, lovely flannel, purchased earlier this summer from Pastiche, but was looking for a few more yards for a 13th century project, and then some wool that's in between flannel and melton, weight-wise. I want it for an outer garment (the gardecorps), but I don't want it so stiff and heavy that it's like wearing armor. I'm built like a tank as it is <g>, so I need something that drapes a bit more than the meltons I've met. --Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Olanich Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:59 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is this wool flannel appropriate for any costuming uses? > On Wednesday 30 August 2006 10:55 am, Joan Jurancich wrote: > > At 07:08 AM 8/30/2006, you wrote: > > >20% Nylon? Well, crap.... > > >I was excited, too, but hadn't had time yet to check it out. Bummer..... > > >--Sue, looking for some wool for an early-Medieval clothing item > > >(gardecorps) > > > > Fooey! I didn't look at the individual fabric listings, so I missed > > the nylon content. But they do have some 100% wool gabardine which > > might be nice, it's a bit lighter weight, > > though. > > http://www.fabric.com/apparel-fashion-fabric-wool-fabric-wool-gabardine.asp > > I don't believe in wool gabardine for medieval clothing; it looks way too > shiny, even if it is 100% wool. > > Fabric.com does have nice flannels from time to time, though the color choice > is often too restricted for my taste. The selection varies a lot; they often > do have 100% wool melton and flannel, just not now (apparently). > > -- > Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > "A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point > of doubtful sanity." --Robert Frost > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
