Re: [Origami] Napkin Folding

2018-02-25 Thread cafe...@pacific.net
On 2/23/2018 4:01 AM, Joan Sallas wrote: 2) How were the edges of the napkins finished: plain hem, rolled hem, something else? Because napkins were weaved together in a (for me called) „napkin train line“ (which was rolled to be easily transported by the napkin seller, and cutted in

Re: [Origami] Napkin Folding

2018-02-23 Thread Joan Sallas
Am 22.02.18 um 22:00 schrieb Mike Case: 1) What size napkins were used for folding (especially in the 16th and early 17th centuries, in Italy or Germany)? I'm really not an expert on historical napkins, but researching the history of the napkin folding art I observed that the size of the

Re: [Origami] Napkin Folding

2018-02-22 Thread Mizu-randa
-Original Message- From: Mike Case Sent: 22 February, 2018 22:00 To: The Origami Mailing List Subject: [Origami] Napkin Folding I'm interested in trying my hand at some Renaissance-style napkin folding, and I had a couple questions before I go linen shopping. It's not Italian

[Origami] Napkin Folding

2018-02-22 Thread Mike Case
I'm interested in trying my hand at some Renaissance-style napkin folding, and I had a couple questions before I go linen shopping. 1) What size napkins were used for folding (especially in the 16th and early 17th centuries, in Italy or Germany)? 2) How were the edges of the napkins finished: