[Ansteorra] Suitable breathing armor

[Carol Ross]

Linen made from Hemp is available at Fabrique.com (also a local Dallas 
area store) however, I've also been informed by the store personal that 
it is not as strong a fiber. All that being said I'm still interested in 
buying some for a punch test for Duncan.

Genevieve


Elizabeth Crouchet wrote:
> My understanding is that modern linen is made from flax but that in much of
> our period the word linen referred to fabrics made from Flax, Hemp or Nettle
> interchangeably.
>
> All these fabrics are made from the stems of these plants unlike cotton
> which is made from the fruit of the plant. So I might guess that they would
> have similar properties but I would have read about it or test it to be
> sure.
>
> Bamboo is also showing up as fabric now and seems to feel just soft and
> dreamy. I have no idea how it would test out but it would be worth trying
> for similar reasons.
>
> Hemp may indeed more durable, that is what they make rope out of.
>
> Claire
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Haraldr Bassi <
> ansteorra at haraldr.drakkar.org> wrote:
>
>   
>> The best alternative to linen and probably a superior product for
>> durability, is hemp. Though it is much harder to find and consequently much
>> more expensive. I don't know the armor results that people I had sold hemp
>> cloth to back in the East had or even if they had used it for rapier armor.
>> Hemp cloth is starting to show up in some on-line sources. Hemp and nettle
>> cloth are virtually indistinguishable in archeology reports from linen, but
>> were most definitely available.
>>
>> Haraldr
>>
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>>
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