New Re: [Ansteorra-Textiles] question

[Gail]

wow! I didn't know she did tours
Galen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vicki Marsh" <xaraxene at comcast.net>
To: "Spinners, weavers, knitters and other Textile makers in Ansteorra"
<ansteorra-textiles at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:01 PM
Subject: RE: New Re: [Ansteorra-Textiles] question


> Mistress Stella and I attended a lecture given by this lovely lady when
she
> was in Ft. Worth, and she actually retracted her theory about the
kumihimo.
> Dr. Barber talked about having a post-lecture discussion once where a lady
> (a fan of Dr. Barber) brought up a piece of finger-loop weaving that she
had
> done that replicated this belt.  She showed us a sample of the finger-loop
> braid and sure enough, it simulated the belt.
>
>
> We were impressed that she changed her theory.
>
>
> Xene
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ansteorra-textiles-bounces+xaraxene=comcast.net at ansteorra.org
> [mailto:ansteorra-textiles-bounces+xaraxene=comcast.net at ansteorra.org]On
> Behalf Of Gail
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 10:36 AM
> To: Spinners, weavers, knitters and other Textile makers in Ansteorra
> Subject: Re: New Re: [Ansteorra-Textiles] question
>
>
> The Mummies of Urumchi by Elizabeth Wayland Barber, describes a woven wool
> "suit" of a tunic and pants, woven of dark wool, dyed with red dye, to
make
> a lovely maroon color. It was sewn with woolen thread the same color and
> trimmed with white wool thread dyed with the same dye, but because the
> background color differs, the trim is bright red. (Plate 1 between pp 64
and
> 65 show him.) his "leggins" are felt, dyed red, blue and gold worn under
> white deerskin boots. His belt is 5 color braided in whats modern know as
> "kumihimo. (Plate 2a)
>
> the colors are amazingly bright!
>
> Galen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <nweders at mail.utexas.edu>
> To: "Spinners, weavers, knitters and other Textile makers in Ansteorra"
> <ansteorra-textiles at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:52 AM
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>
>
> > I know on a period costume that I read about the suit was black woo and
> the
> > sewing thread was black as well.  I can't remember whether it was linen
or
> > wool thread though.
> >
> > It's kicking around the house (the article) so let me look for it.
> >
> > Clare
> >
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