I once had a cardigan which included ramie fibre. According to Wikipedia this
is the same plant as the Chinese grass that Fran mentioned, a kind of nettle.
Apparently it is difficult to use alone as it doesn't stretch and has many
projecting hairs. I can vouch that this is true of stinging
Ramie was trendy in the 1980s. I had a couple of 100% ramie blouses.
They were like a slightly bristly linen, less shiny after ironing, and
did not wear quite as well as linen. They retained dye at about the
same level as linen, that is, less well than cotton.
Then again, some of that may
harder than linen (flax),
IIRC.
Ann Wass
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Ramie was trendy in the 1980s. I had a couple of 100% ramie
. Because of its crystalline structure,
it is hard to dye--even harder than linen (flax), IIRC.
Ann Wass
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What I am looking for is help with acquiring appropriate swatches of fabric and
fibers that approximate a medieval fabric, but at a more conventionally
budgetable cost.
Having even a piece that is say 2 x 3 to touch and see the weave is easier to
learn from than a photo from a book, plus we
I have been working on that here in the West Kingdom (Northern California)
for many years! I give a class and demonstration on such,
So what specific information are you looking for? Like what fibers are
still used and what materials?
For example, there was a fabric created from Stinging Nettle,
Vintage tablecloths made of Chinese grass cloth, made from nettle
fibers, are sold on eBay from time to time. It's a cellulose fiber. On
the tablecloths, it's like a good grade of handkerchief linen, with that
sheen linen gets after ironing, not really like silk.
Fran
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Books of
I have seen garments made of nettle in Denmark (recreations of bog
clothing). They resembled linen, which is to be expected. Both are bast
fibers.
Kim
http://www.sagnlandet.dk/English.425.0.html
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I can go into NYC and get medium weight 60 wide pure linen in any
color I want for approx $8/yd.
I can also go to the local fabric store and find appropriate weave
cottons for chemises.. $8.50/yd.
One thing I am really looking for is light weight wool for under
$10/yd. Even better if it is white
On 03/10/2013 06:35 PM, Purple Kat wrote:
I can go into NYC and get medium weight 60 wide pure linen in any
color I want for approx $8/yd.
I can also go to the local fabric store and find appropriate weave
cottons for chemises.. $8.50/yd.
One thing I am really looking for is light weight wool
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