Red cabbage--great indicator, not-so-great dyestuff. iirc, it turns cloth to a sort of purply lint color, like the white underwear you didn't sort out from the...
51965
willo
willolevin
Sep 1, 2005 1:41 pm
... Yeah--you guys are right. That's what I get for trying to very quickly find an image to match something I've seen. <sigh> :) But what about those skinny...
51966
lucia_sforza
Sep 1, 2005 6:35 pm
In the Museum of London's _Dress Accessories_, wool garters are found. If garters, why not belts? Lucia Sforza I know lots of extant belt buckles have been...
51967
Marc Carlson
imarcc
Sep 1, 2005 8:35 pm
... Meaning no disrespect, but there's a fallacy there. Just because something is possible doesn't mean it happened that way. The only way to prove that they...
51968
lucia_sforza
Sep 1, 2005 9:04 pm
MODERATOR NOTE: PLEASE DON'T TOP-POST, RATHER, SNIP AND INCLUDE ONLY THE RELEVANT PORTIONS OF A POST YOU WISH TO QUOTE. If we are limited to only extant finds,...
51969
Marc Carlson
imarcc
Sep 1, 2005 9:53 pm
... Since I didn't suggest we limit it only to archaeology this is a not really something I can speak to. ... Again, nothing I can speak to but you do seem to...
51970
femme delyon
femmedelyon
Sep 2, 2005 2:23 am
Hi all, Was it in *direct* sunlight, not filtered by a window? Because that's the worst... It was filtered by a window but it has been there 24-7 for the...
51971
kittencat3@...
elllid
Sep 2, 2005 2:47 am
I hope it works, then...but do be careful in direct sunlight. And enjoy the color - it's very bright and pretty, no? :) Sarah [Non-text portions of this...
51972
sismith42
Sep 2, 2005 2:00 pm
... of ... Heck, if we *did* decide to limit ourselves to archaology to answer the question of "did they weave belts or not?", well: ...
51973
Marc Carlson
imarcc
Sep 2, 2005 2:23 pm
... Shhh! I'm trying to make a point :) BTW, am I hallucinating about there being one in Dress Accesories? I know I've seen a picture of one that's a plan...
51974
Amy Heilveil
aheilvei
Sep 2, 2005 2:31 pm
... If you're hallucinating, so am I because I know exactly what you're talking about.... now, after work, I'll have to pull the book off of the shelf before I...
51975
Cynthia J Ley
cley@...
Sep 2, 2005 2:41 pm
... Pg 35: "Girdles and various other types of belt were from leather or were woven (usually by manipulating a pack of tablets) from threads of silk, linen or...
51976
Amy Heilveil
aheilvei
Sep 2, 2005 3:09 pm
There's one for all of us, I think. The project that you want to make, that you know you could make and it would be within your budget and your skills. The...
51977
Susan B. Farmer
jerusha_kilgore
Sep 2, 2005 3:30 pm
Quoting Amy Heilveil <amyheilveil@...>: *snippage* ... Am I mistaken (the mind is just overwhelmed!) or is there a baby in the house? That would add...
51978
aheilvei
Sep 2, 2005 3:39 pm
... the ... The Heirs do have a baby and diapers are evidently about as scarce as bottled water right now down there (keep this in mind if sending general...
51979
Marc Carlson
imarcc
Sep 2, 2005 3:44 pm
... Thank you! (I hate it when I hallucinate sources) Marc/Diarmaid (I'm currently trying to track down a Victorian drawing of a shoe that I *know* is in this...
51980
Tiffany Brown
tbro3a
Sep 2, 2005 4:13 pm
Just a quick note - it's after my bedtime. Tabletweaving makes very versatile and tough belts in a technique that is easy to add elaboration (during production...
51981
Heather Rose Jones
heather_rose...
Sep 3, 2005 8:11 pm
... <snip> This thread kick-started me to get my article on medieval Welsh references to tents and other temporary shelters onto my web page. It can be found...
51982
ranvaig@...
ranvaig
Sep 4, 2005 1:38 am
... Safflower is a poor substitute for saffron in cooking, but Safflower is a period dye in its own right. It contains both a yellow and a red pigment and was...
51983
lilinah@...
anahita_al_s...
Sep 4, 2005 6:11 pm
... Do you have any more info on safflower's use in cosmetics? I'm especially interested in Southwest Asia (aka Middle East), South Asia, and Central Asia. -- ...
51984
kittencat3@...
elllid
Sep 4, 2005 9:41 pm
Neither of the safflower dyes is lightfast. And it is a tremendous bother to process out the yellow dye to get the pink, especially when brazilwood produces...
51985
Honour Horne-Jaruk
childlostind...
Sep 5, 2005 7:32 pm
(De-lurking) Respected friends: ...Is the man seated on the left wearing a fur hat? http://www.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/server/images/7000116.JPG In service to both...
51986
Marc Carlson
imarcc
Sep 5, 2005 8:00 pm
... Could be. Whatever it is, it's sort of weird looking. Marc/Diarmaid...
51987
Katherine Throckmorton
katherinethr...
Sep 5, 2005 9:06 pm
... It looks to me like all of the men with white headgear are wearing turbans. The man seated on the left is partially in shadow, but I think that the...
51988
wodeford
Sep 6, 2005 12:52 am
... turbans. The man seated on the left is partially in shadow, but I think that the "furriness" on his turban is a poor rendering of the folds on a turban. ...
51989
RON CARNEGIE
guardsmand55
Sep 6, 2005 12:53 am
My guess would be fur or thrummed wool. Ranald de Balinhard ... From: Marc Carlson To: Authentic_SCA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 4:00 PM ...
51990
kittencat3@...
elllid
Sep 6, 2005 1:32 am
Looks like sheepskin or fur to me. Either that, or someone *really* scared the heck out of him. ... Sarah Davies [Non-text portions of this message have been...
51991
Marion McNealy
m_mc_nealy
Sep 6, 2005 2:08 am
wodeford <wodeford@...> wrote: <snipage> Anybody know where this painting came from? What country? Who painted it? What saint is being arrested? The URL...
51992
Park McKellop
squire009
Sep 6, 2005 4:07 am
From my reading, it seems that woven belts, in period, may have outnumbered leather ones. Alcyoneus __________________________________________________ Do You...
51993
Ii Saburou Katsumori ...
tatsushu
Sep 6, 2005 10:57 am
... Where? When? For both men and women? Is this part of a thread I just wasn't following? That seems like a pretty broad statement to make, what makes you ...
