At 03:00 03/12/2005, you wrote:
We've had some arguments on the 18cWoman list about dyed linen.
There is definitely evidence for dyed linen being used for gowns,
breeches, jackets, etc. in the 18th c., and these would obviously
have been dyed with natural dyes.
As for whether linen was/wasn't
On Sat, 3 Dec 2005, Suzi Clarke wrote:
As for whether linen was/wasn't used for outer garments in Europe --
well, there is that linen 17th c. man's jacket that was found in the
wall (chimney?) of a house.
http://www.concealedgarments.org/information/links.html
-- Mara
Surely there is
-Original Message-
I don't think anyone has questioned the existence of linen outer garments
from the 16th c. on. The only issue I'm aware of (and the one I summarized
in response to the initial query) is whether colored linen was routinely
used for the outer, visible layers of fashionable
At 07:36 PM 12/3/2005, you wrote:
[snip]
I am glad that I asked why not. Though the issue wavers off the beaten path
I have come to understand why you and some others do not use dyed linen for
outerwear.
My perspective is that linen degrades faster then wool and therefore is one
of the reasons
