HERB - Mold on canvas

[Wendy Freeman/Otte]

>From the tentguild at Ansteorra.ORG list.  Thought this list might be able to
help - were there any mold-preventatives or mold-removers in the middle ages? 
I known a nutmeat (hazel?) was used to whiten linens.

Thanks,
-Lady Wyllow MacMuireadhaigh

Lyle McMillen <l.mcmillen at sct.gu.edu.au> wrote:
> Greetings to the mailing list!
> My name is Lyle the Philosopher (mka Lyle McMillen), from the Shire of
> St Florian de la Riviere, on the east coast of Lochac (West Kingdom).  I
> have just joined the list, and have an interest in pavillions and tents
> in use in Europe during the 1470's (my household is focussed on 1476,
> principally around Burgundy and France).  Thus far, I have only made a
> single pavillion, using crow's feet and a ridge pole on an oval
> pattern.  I have recently begun to manufacture the next 2 pavillions for
> my household, and am interested in talking to and sharing research with
> anyone out there who may be interested in these style of pavillions.
> Specific questions so far 
<snip>
> Also - we used untreated loomstate canvas, and encountered significant
> mold problems at the spring Rowany Festival (it rained, and rained, and
> for a change, rained a little more).  Is there any information out there
> on period techniques for preventing or removing mold from canvas?
>
> Thank you for your time, and I look forward to many productive postings
> in the future.
>
> Yours in service
>
> Lyle the Philosopher


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