I love checked and patterned wools, so I do not want to be
discouraging! On p. 72 of _Woven Into The Earth_, Else Ostegard
writes, "In Denmark check weaves can be traced from 2000-year-old
ornamental weaves in light and dark check through a fine red and blue
checked textile from the slightly later Lonne Heath find to Viking
Era check weaves." So you can go WAY back with checks. But this
fabric telegraphs 19th century to me, if you can find a Victorian
coat or suit for it.
BECAUSE I love checked and patterned wools, I would also concur with
De that you might use it for some of the Northern and Western
European cultures around 1000 or somewhat earlier.
There are some three-shed twills with checks and stripes from the
first half of the 14th century shown in _Textiles and Clothing_ , and
also some references to 10th and 11th century examples -- the earlier
ones apparently used different natural colors of wool to get the
effect, which I think your palette of browns could emulate. After the
14th century fashions changed, and I'd be hard pressed to place this
cloth between then and the Victorians. But that's just my 2ยข.
Lauren
Lauren M. Walker
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On Jan 19, 2007, at 5:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was wondering if the amazingly knowledgable folks on this list
could give me some feedback on what eras a woolen fabric would be
appropriate for? I have a picture of it posted at my LiveJournal
for those interested in taking a look. It's wool, the colors are
good for most eras, and the slightly open twill is good for most of
the eras I'd want to make. I'm just not sure about the overall look
of the fabric. Opinions?
http://seamstrix.livejournal.com/
Karen
Seamstrix
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