Probably....I don't do gentleman's clothing (or 18th century, although I dream of some day having a gown or two), but I'd think that the silk knit would do fine. I know that, during the period about which I know the most (16th c. England), there were both knitted and woven-cloth hose, so if I were going to use something like silk jersey, I'd probably base them on extant examples. You might have to play with bits of it, to test for stretch, etc. Silk's not the most resilient of fibers, and I've never had any that was knitted as fine as a jersey, so I don't know how the non-stretchy silk and the stretchy knit construction would interact around your ankles, etc. I'm determined to make myself a pair of "Eleanor" stockings some day, and I haven't been in a yarn store, yet, that hasn't tried to talk me out of doing 100% silk--most recommend a blend, without understanding the whole recreationist thing.... --Sue in wintery Montana, where she's given up on Spring, and *bought* herself a pot of blooming crocus this afternoon....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:06 PM Subject: [h-cost] silk jersey knit > Hi, > Found out James Hare has silk jersey and i wondered do you think i could sew > gentlemens stockings from this? > 18th century? > > Bjarne _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
