ANST - Period Fabrics

[Mark.S Harris]

>From that description and the late time period, my guess would
be silk.

Silk can be had at reasonable prices, so you may not need to substitute
something else.

You might want to read through these files in the TEXTILE ARTS section
of my Florilegium for some more information:
fabric-ident-msg  (22K)  6/23/00    Identifying unknown fabric w.
various tests.
fabric-SCA-msg    (18K) 10/ 3/94    Finding period-like fabric in the
SCA.
silk-msg          (58K) 12/17/99    Types of silk, silk in the SCA and
period.

The Florilegium is at: http://www.florilegium.org

Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net

0zy Adams wrote:
> 
> Tagg!
> I keep seeing woodcuts and period (my period, sixteenth c.) paintings
> showing clothing made of huge volumes of flowing fabric. Also common are
> extremely large flags that seem to be made of a similar material, but light
> enough to be handled by one man. Is this mystery fabric silk? Are there good
> (ten foot rule) substitutes for silk?
> 
> Mein Anfang und mein Ende sind in den Händen des Gottes.
> -Feldwewbel Erasmus Togengraber
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