But, are the striped hosen woven that way, or are they pieced? I was thinking I had seen an English doublet
somewhere that looked like one of Bella's examples, but I can't find it now. I thought the stripes were probably applied ribbon, rather than woven, anyway. Those pictures from Germany are a little earlier than my period of interest (1530-1600), so I hadn't seen them. They're interesting, though. So it isn't that they couldn't weave stripes or that they'd never seen them. But why were they so rare? Does it require a special loom technology to weave stripes? It seems like they are only appearing on brocade-type fabrics, but I would have thought you could make stripes on any loom. Were stripes just not fashionable for some reason? Or was it the practice in Europe to dye most fabrics after they were woven, making stripes impossible? Tea Rose, who isn't making an outfit, just being curious. Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:52:46 -0600 From: "E House" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: striped skirt ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Are stripes ever found anywhere outside of Italy? If you want to crossdress, there are plenty of 15th & early 16thC Franco-Flemish & German males wearing stripes! Especially striped hosen, which is an interesting effect. -E House Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 14:21:54 -0600 From: "otsisto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [h-cost] Re: striped skirt Yes, You can find stripes in Germanic men and women's outfits. Men http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Robert_Campin_001.jpg women this one you kind o' miss, the woman in yellow has a brocade [diagonal?] stripes, monochromatic http://tinyurl.com/ylxjrk http://tinyurl.com/yjqfsv De ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
