Check a globe or Mercator projection, Kansas is on the same line as Sicily, so S England/Southern New England is probably about right. Alcyoneus I am under the...
Hello all. I have been looking to no avail for a poem I saw about a worn out tattered quilt. I thought maybe one of you have a link or something to the one I ...
MODERATOR NOTE: PLEASE SIGN YOUR POSTS! I was looking all over the internet in an attempt to find some solid writings,images, and/or documentation about women...
Hi everyone, I've tried this on H-costume and SCA Garb but so far nobody seems to have an answer so I thought I'd see if anyone on this list knew if they used...
Hello, All, Please forgive if you receive more than one of these messages - I've posted it to all the re-enactment/costuming e-groups I'm on, even ones where...
Hi! I am hoping maybe some of you can assist me with a slight problem I seem to be running into with regards to medieval banners - in particular the gonfalon...
Wool could be dyed at different points in the process of becoming a finished product--in the lock, after spinning, and after weaving. Speaking broadly, the ...
The quote below is the earliest dating that I have heard for knitting and especially crochet in Northern Europe. Can anyone confirm or deny using other...
There is a theoretical way to differentiate woad (Isatis tinctoria L).dyed textiles from indigo (Indigofera tinctoria L.) and even the probable country of...
The term "knit" is too generic to be used meaningfully without defining explicitly what one means. I would argue that crochet (looping threads with a hook) is...
Greetings all - I have several pieces of lovely 100% wool felt. The problem? One of them is hot pink! Does anyone have any suggestions as to what would be an...
My dear 91 year old aunt wrapped some leftovers in aluminum foil and heated them in my stainless steel frying pan. The pan now has a bluish irridescent stain...
I do a fair bit of research for the Knitting guild in Atlantia. The 'knitting' from Coptic Egypt is actually "naalbinding", although there are actual knitted ...
Sounds silly, but for the life of me, I cannot recall how to thread my Emdeko sewing machine. It's an older model, I'd guess 1960's ish. Anyone with...
Hi All, I'm wondering if anyone has looked into period laundry techniques - specifically, getting wax off fabric. While I know of a few modern methods for...
My daughter-in-law is interested in acquiring a Basque persona (her ancestry.) Preferably early period. All I know about the Basques early period is that...
There are a limited number of copies of NESAT 6 available from Lena Falk at the Archaeology Dept of the Goteborgs Univeritet even though it is listed as out of...
Hello all... I am in need of help from some of the academics in the group. I have found that a two volume series of books I need for research into my ...
copper sulfate was used as a mordant (late period) but copper acetate (verdigris)was more commonly used as a colorant/mordant...based on survivng recipes, that...
MODERATOR NOTE: PLEASE SIGN ALL POSTS TO THIS LIST What is the usual angle that Calligraphers have found to be the most comfortable slope. please? Our local...
Could women have worn shoes that we not leather? A dancing slipper of silk or some other fabric for nobility? Any patterns or suggestions? I am 15th century...
Alum was obtained through mosses and some other plants that take up aluminum from the soil. Tin, Brass, copper and iron were all obtained from the pot itself. ...
Don't know what period/place you refer to in saying alum was gotten through plants. It certainly was mined, purified and traded throughout Europe. Doesn't mean...
Don't know why you say there's "stuff all" evidence of linen outerwear, because there IS (at least for the 16th C, LOL!) Some place amdist all the piles of...
Is there a website that shows colors and hues available on cloth for our period? Alcyoneus ... Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. ...
Greetings all, I will be doing hairbraiding (mostly French, not period I know) as a fundraiser for someone in our Kingdom who is hospitalized with cancer right...
I think I've gotten lots of relevant responses. ;-) A whole lot more info than I really expected, which is always nice! Yes, logwood was very popular, and it...
