> Oh rats! We were going to try this ourselves. If you do find any links or > sources who you know have done this but don't have anything up online, we'd > love to know.
This article presents an in-depth analysis of the veil style and a proposed weaving method tested by the author: "Giovanna Cenami's Veil: A Neglected Detail," by Carla Tilghman, in Medieval Clothing and Textiles 1, ed. Netherton and Owen-Crocker (Boydell, 2005). Since then, Carla has become involved in an international project on these veils, and from what I hear they are coming up with some astounding pieces of evidence, including an extant piece (or two pieces?) of ruffled-edge weaving. Here's info on the project: http://www.middelaldercentret.dk/Projekter/kruselerprojekte.html I should note that the project head, Camilla Luise Dahl, has done a really splendid article on an extant medieval linen cap (not frilled-edged) for the upcoming (2008) volume of MC&T. I can vouch for her work. Many of the other names listed as involved in this project should be recognizable to members of this list. I know another member personally as a US re-enactor. More from that group here if you read Danish (I don't): http://www.middelaldercentret.dk/pdf/nyhedsbrevjan07tilweb.pdf See pages 15-23 (three articles). The articles include pictures of the extant piece (pieces?) of ruffle-edged fabric, and also pictures of various attempts at reconstruction, including weaving and starching. That's all I can get given how language-impaired I am. I will have to convince Camilla to publish this in English when they are all done. --Robin _________________________________________________________________ Kick back and relax with hot games and cool activities at the Messenger Café. http://www.cafemessenger.com?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_SeptWLtagline_______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
