[Ansteorra-textiles] Greetings and a quest

[L T]

Ldy Xanthe has some pictures she took at the Cloisters recently of these kind of garments...
 
Many of the clavii from what I have seen are woven into the cloth or maybe the linen threads are pulled and the wool woven in tapestry style...vines, figures and animals seem to be the majority of what I've seen...ya'll might want to keep this in mind when designing the bands...
 
Ya might look at Early Decorative Textiles by Paul Hamlyn (I have it if you wish to borrow it...) and The Roman Textile Industry and it's Influence (David Brown/Oxbow has it for a good price...ya can borrow it too...) I can't seem to find the rest of my books that relate...I think they're still at Isobail's...
 
Okay...we'll all need some specs...like how long and wide...are you doing the really long ones or the two from the top and two from the bottom...do you need specific colours? 
 
For some of the rondels/squares you might be able to get by with tapestry fabric...I've seen some at the high end stores cary tapestry fabric that has rondels with roman-like designs. 
 
I don't know if my tablet weaving is up to par enough yet...I haven't gotten DF down yet...but I'd be willing to weave plain bands (or supply appropriate fabric) and embroider them appropriately....
 
Lorraine

Gerita/Carolle Cox <hpockets at verizon.net> wrote:
My Lady Rixende, I assure you that you came to the right place!  I can name several very able weavers in my own Barony, so there will indeed be enough segmentae woven to clothe your Lord and our King.  I myself am a beginning inkle weaver, so anything I could produce would certainly Not be suitable for His clothing.
 
In service, 
Gerita
 
 
 
People are like stained glass windows.  They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in, their beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. -- Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

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Greetings unto the Textiles list from Honorable Lady Rixende de Rouen, Tailor to His Royal Highness. I have joined this list as I have been set upon a task by His Highness and I am in need of the assistance of the many talented weavers in Ansteorra.

His Highness will be adopting a Roman persona as of Coronation, and therefore I have a great need for Woven segmentae, clavi, etc. to adorn his garments. I am in search of card, tapestry and loom weavers who would be willing to undertake this task of weaving these pieces which will then be attached to his garments (primarily Dalmaticas.) 

I am also looking for any documentation that people can point me toward for Roman weaving (6th-7th century) and garments. 

If you are interested in assisting in this endeavor, please contact me at rixende at mail2noble.com. I will also probably remain on this list throughout Their reign, as I have much to learn about weaving, and a very short time to do it in.

In Service to Ansteorra,

HL Rixende
rixende at mail2noble.com
817-797-1988 (cell, no calls after 10 pm)


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