> Cloth of gold, riche,
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> Cloth of gold, riche purpille
>
> Cloth of gold, grene

I inherited some of what I believe is purple cloth-of-silver.  It has
a purple silk warp and a silver-plated copper weft.  It doesn't drape
worth diddly, and hangs slightly angular, not smooth, and it catches
the light differently than silk does.  At this point I can identify it
in a clear historical photo.

I wouldn't want to sit in a garment made of it, because the wrinkles
would never come out.  I keep my piece on a roll so it won't kink or
wrinkle.

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Carolyn Kayta Barrows
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“The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.”   -William Gibson
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