Flax
Linen
Line (re: linen)
Tow (ditto linen)
Hemp
Nettle
Line as clothing insides, too. ;)
Interlining
Flatlining (provided it was done in the focus period)
Wool
Woolen
Worsted
Silk
Reel/ed
Spun
Cotton
Cottoned (as a treatment of wool)
Dyestuffs
Cochineal/kermes (the one from the Mediterranean,
obviously, not from Mexico)
Woad
Indigo
Weld
Madder
Godet
Wheel piece
Stitches
Running stitch
Back stitch, and its shorter variations like
'half-back' and prick stitch
making fabric:
Weaving
Plain, linen, tabby and other names for plain weave
Twill
Satin
Tablet-weaving--twined and 3/1 twill structures are a
good start
Brocade/ing
Velvet/een
Felting
Nalbinding
Fingerloop braiding/plaiting
Narrow work
Fulling
Shearing (cloth & sheep)
Brushing
so far
Ann in CT
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