At 12:04 PM 1/2/2007, you wrote:
The Coptic's had a form of needle knitting and to my understanding a form of
macramé' was known in Egypt. They also knew how to dye their fabrics.
This is a start.
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/fabrics.htm
http://africanhistory.about.com/od/hieroglyphs/a/ColorTech.htm
What makes you think that they were so primitive as to not know how to dye
fabrics?
De
Until the addition of wool (and possibly cotton)
to the fabrics used in Egypt, linen was the
fabric, and linen does not dye very
easily. Where colored clothing is shown in the
tomb paintings, it is obvious that they
individuals portrayed are foreigners who we know
from other evidence used wool (which dyes
beautifully and easily). To add color to outfits,
the Egyptians used netted overdresses with
various sorts of beads. So a white linen dress
with an netted beaded overdress would be
likely. A colored linen dress is not seen in any
of the tomb paintings or in the tombs where
linens (including clothing) were found.
Joan Jurancich
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