[Moo] Another Textile Question

[Julie Bright]

...which reminds me I wanted to ask someone.  

I was watching Kingdom of Heaven on DVD tonight with the historical commentary thing running on the bottom (kind of Medieval Pop-Up-Video).  It said that the ability to dye clothing was brought back to Europe from the Crusades.  

Europeans didn't know how to dye fabric before 1080-something?

Morgaine
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Valente 
  To: moaslist at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org ; Akeru Thunder 
  Cc: Moo List 
  Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 12:29 PM
  Subject: [Moo] Textile Question


  Greetings,

     I am interested in purchasing some Worsted Wool  for making winter cloaks.  However I am not well versed in this topic.  When  looking for  wool with the lanolin still in  what  are  the  differences in quality  I should look for?  For example 


    a.. What determines how tight the weave is, thread count? 
    b.. How comfortable is the wool? is it itchy? 
    c.. How stable is the dye? Will it bleed all over my garb when it rains? 
  Thanks Much,
  Marcolo
  MoAS Barony of Stierbach





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