On Thursday 31 August 2006 9:24 am, Guenievre de Monmarche wrote: [actually, I said:]
> > 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). [and Guenièvre replied:] > Yes, but you can often "unshine" it by ignoring all the care instructions > and washing it/drying it a couple times really roughly... That will take care of the shine, I'm sure, though I'm not convinced that it will have the right hand or be thick enough when done. I will defer, however, to the opinions of those who have tried it. -- 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
