[Ansteorra] Turbin

[Charles Ó Floinn]

Thank you everyone who responded.

What an awesome family the SCA makes.

On 6/8/10, Elizabeth Crouchet <elizabeth at crouchet.com> wrote:
> Cotton would have been as readily available if not more so in the Arabic
> countries, than linen was.
>
> Cotton is often less expensive these days, and even better, cotton bubble
> guaze makes a great turbin as it kinda sticks to itself.
>
> try 20 inches wide and 12 feet long at least.
>
> See Sir Asad's notes as well.
>
> good luck!
>
> Claire
>
> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Charles Ó Floinn <charles.ofloinn at gmail.com
>> wrote:
>
>> I have been interested in adding a Turbin to my Middle Eastern garb
>> set for a while ... I have finally found some Linen I could afford but
>> it seems to twist heavy.  Should the fabric be thinned by half from
>> the original weaving?  Would the in-period looms be only 24 to 36
>> inches wide in making this type of fabric/gause?
>>
>> Any other helps would be appreciated as well.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> --
>> ld. Charles Ó Floinn
>> .
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ld. Charles Ó Floinn
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