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



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