New Re: [Ansteorra-Textiles] question

[Susan Tillery]

In the section on dyes in Woven Into the Earth, Textiles from Morse 
Greenland by Else Ostergard (which was released in English translation 
last fall) there is mention of purple thread. Of course the garment it 
was in was blue.  There is a fairly long discussion of sewing techniques.

  "Among 'invisible' seams belongs all sewing of main garment parts, ..."
  Page 98

I remember being told by a colonial reenactor that "they" fussed about 
using colored thread for sewing claiming that sewing thread was brown or 
natural colored.  That is until someone took a damaged archaeological 
piece apart and found that the sewing threads that had been protected 
from the elements matched the fabric.

AEla

el2iot2 at mail.com wrote:
> Don't know.  I just like to make invisible seams on some projects, and matching the colours make it less obvious if the seam is not perfect.
> 
> joy
> radei
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> From: "L T" <ldeerslayer at yahoo.com>

> 
>>Hi!
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>>Is matching the colour of thread to cloth a period practice?
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>>L
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