[Northkeep] fabric question

[Faolan Macfarland]

http://denverfabrics.com/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anne Brewer" <anaka_ravenna at yahoo.com>
To: "The Barony of Northkeep" <northkeep at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Northkeep] fabric question


> Droool... Where did you find silk/linnen blend?? I would think the 
> benefits of a blend would include being very soft/smooth to the touch, 
> difficult to cut or puncture. Linnen resists cuts best and puncture, silk 
> is so good at resisting puncture that it often went into the wound with 
> the arrowhead without cttinging the silk (which made it easier to pull out 
> the arrows). Possibly it might be a bit water-resitant or wind-resitant.
>
> faolanmacfarland at cox.net wrote:I know linen is good since strong, wicks & 
> drapes great. I know silk is good for holding up, and stopping arrows (at 
> least that is what I remember hearing about mongols) - but what would be 
> advantages or disadvantages of linen/silk blend? The kind I saw was 
> 57%silk, 43% linen.
>
> thanks
>
> faolan
> who is seems to be on fabric fix lately.
>
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