I have an additional Leine question: on some of these sites, the sleeves are
pleated all the way up the arm--sometimes covered with trim. I've also seen
them with drawstrings alone in the same area--both make a very pretty
presentation, but I'm wondering if they are documentable in period? I
At 12:58 PM 7/9/2007, you wrote:
I've also seen
them with drawstrings alone in the same area--both make a very pretty
presentation, but I'm wondering if they are documentable in period? I have
some gorgeous saffron linen here that I really want to make into a leine,
but I'd like it to be as
According to Kass McGann at reconstructinghistory.com,
there's no evidence that pleating on the léine
included pleating on the top of the sleeve. The
ones I've seen done that way are very pretty,
though. It's hard to tell from the artwork, I guess,
because the women are shown with some sort
of
At 1:38 PM -0400 7/9/07, Dianne Greg Stucki wrote:
At 12:58 PM 7/9/2007, you wrote:
I've also seen
them with drawstrings alone in the same area--both make a very pretty
presentation, but I'm wondering if they are documentable in period? I have
some gorgeous saffron linen here that I really
