[Ansteorra] Period seam finishing...

[Sunny Briscoe]

There are 3 excellent books I would like to recomend:
Textiles and Clothing, from The Museum of London
Woven Into the Earth, I forget who wrote this
Development of Costume, by Naomi Tarrant

The first two show extant garments from about the time period and location
you are looking at.  The third shows layouts, and clear seam variation
drawings.  As it turns out, most modern seams had a medieval equivelant
(even serging, just overcast the edge.)

I am fond of flat felled seams for any place that will take stress.

Elisabetta



On 9/21/06, Amanda Wallace <dragontamerbrat at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My husband the early period Anlgo-Saxon/Some-where in England person wants
> to *gasp* make some pants. Those of you who know my husband, quit
> laughing--I did enough of that for all of us. So...whilst I know where to
> find the information he seeks, and will point him that way (I TOLD him he
> had to do his own research--I learned that from a very good friend.) I
> haven't seen anything on seam finishing, and seeing how he will be using
> linen or a linen-blend, and as he isn't exactly easy on clothes (as anyone
> who has seen him playing w/ children can attest), I would like them to
> have
> finished seams (which HE will be doing, evil evil giggle). So, if anyone
> can
> point us both in the correct direction and let loose...we can take it from
> there.
>
> Amanda Blackwolf
> Barony of Northkeep
>
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