In a message dated 11/14/2007 12:54:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"Dyed in the wool." ****************** I thought this referred to the 18th century practice of mixing wool with other fibers, like linen or cotton, for coats and such. The wool offered warmth but the other fibers made the cloth not so expensive. Anyway, when dyed,, say blue, the wool would soak up the dye and the linen not so much so you ended up with something that kinda looks like what we today call "kettle cloth". The fabric was "dyed in the wool". But of course referring to dying the fleece makes much sense...with less of a story. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
