Re: [h-cost] Woolen underclothing....where to find such fabric

2006-02-22 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
, but there is not a single one on my coat. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 3:48 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Woolen underclothingwhere to find such fabric Cashmere! I'm quite

Re: [h-cost] Woolen underclothing....where to find such fabric

2006-02-22 Thread Lloyd Mitchell
] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:48 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Woolen underclothingwhere to find such fabric Cashmere! I'm quite sensitive to wool next to the skin (senstivity seems to vary a lot with the individual), but usually not pure cashmere

RE: [h-cost] Woolen underclothing....where to find such fabric

2006-02-22 Thread Betsy Marshall
22, 2006 8:16 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Woolen underclothingwhere to find such fabric I watch the ads in Sierra Trading Post catalogues. They seem to garner lots of European Woolies. I also found some other sites by googling wool undies. A couple South American sites

RE: [h-cost] Woolen underclothing....where to find such fabric

2006-02-22 Thread Sharon at Collierfam.com
-cost] Woolen underclothingwhere to find such fabric Try looking for Vyella(sp?). When I was young it was still made of wool, but they may have changed to a cotton blend. It is very soft, but also a little expensive. Merino sock are popping up all over these day, I bought two pair at Sears

[h-cost] Woolen underclothing....where to find such fabric

2006-02-21 Thread WickedFrau
After a chilly first night at Estrella this year, I was able to purchase a pair of Merino wool socks at merchants row to keep my tootsies warm for the following nights. They are soft and not at all itchy. I began to think how lovely it would be to have an entire nightie made from such a

Re: [h-cost] Woolen underclothing....where to find such fabric

2006-02-21 Thread Lavolta Press
Cashmere! I'm quite sensitive to wool next to the skin (senstivity seems to vary a lot with the individual), but usually not pure cashmere. Fran Lavolta Press Books on Historic Costuming http://www.lavoltapress.com WickedFrau wrote: Any ideas on where to find wool fabric which is really,

Re: [h-cost] Woolen underclothing....where to find such fabric

2006-02-21 Thread Diana Habra
After a chilly first night at Estrella this year, I was able to purchase a pair of Merino wool socks at merchants row to keep my tootsies warm for the following nights. They are soft and not at all itchy. I began to think how lovely it would be to have an entire nightie made from such a

Re: [h-cost] Woolen underclothing....where to find such fabric

2006-02-21 Thread Sue Clemenger
underclothingwhere to find such fabric Cashmere! I'm quite sensitive to wool next to the skin (senstivity seems to vary a lot with the individual), but usually not pure cashmere. Fran Lavolta Press Books on Historic Costuming http://www.lavoltapress.com WickedFrau wrote: Any ideas

Re: [h-cost] Woolen underclothing....where to find such fabric

2006-02-21 Thread Lavolta Press
Sue Clemenger wrote: Or alpaca7 times as warm as wool. mm Or, if you were filthy stinking rich, why not qiviut? I don't find alpaca to be particularly softer or warmer than a good quality wool. There's always angora rabbit ... Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com