At 16:38 25/09/2007, you wrote:
> 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.
It's interesting that some of the extant pieces seem to come from
Burgos in Spain, where so much early textile evidence comes from. I
don't remember seeing them when I saw an exhibition of grave finds
from Burgos in Madrid a couple of years ago, but maybe they weren't
on display, or maybe I didn't notice 0 the catalogue was very expensive.
Yes, please, an English edition would be wonderful.
Suzi
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