Ooh. I'm not much of a camper, but I've already got plans for next
time to make things a bit better. I'll add that to the list.
On a costume note, I would like to once again put in a vote for linen
over cotton as being the coolest thing around when it's ghastly hot.
I could definitely tell the difference between my old cotton chemises
and my new linen ones! And my new kirtles are all linen as well,
thank goodness.
Also, though I haven't put it through the wash a bunch of times yet,
I have hopes for my new linen shirt, which has a ruffle at the top of
the collar. My old cotton one turns into a bunch of tiny crinkles
every time I wash it, and I have to iron it out and spray-starch it
to get it to behave nicely. Note that these are not starched ruffs
in the formal figure eights, just small ruffles. The new linen one
is cut with the long edge of the ruffle on the long grain of the
fabric (parallel to the selvedge), which is what Arnold noted in her
study of existing 17th-century ruffs. Even in the horrifying heat
and humidity--I think I got wet in the rain, too--that ruffle stayed
nice and sproingy (that's a technical term). Even though it will
soften with repeated washings, I think the relative stiffness of the
linen and the strength of the grain will help hold it out better than
the cotton one.
Melanie Schuessler
On Aug 13, 2007, at 12:54 PM, otsisto wrote:
Small note for the future. Coleman makes battery operated tent
ceiling fans.
:)
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Definitely too much rain. When not raining, too much heat and
humidity! But I had a great time all the same.
Melanie Schuessler
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