[Northkeep] linen sale

[Stephanie Drake]

I bought a length of linen from there recently in gold that I can bring to 
pop if people want to see the color.  It's pretty close to Ansteorran gold.
http://www.fabrics-store.com/first.php?goto=big_fabric&menu=f&menu=f&fabric_id=932

Mercedes

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Catherine Lackey" <catanlac at yahoo.com>
To: "The Barony of Northkeep" <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Northkeep] linen sale


>    Check the site and see what colors appeal to you...I think there are 
> some colors that can qualify as "Ansteorran gold".
>    I say, poop on anyone who questions the authenticity of linen.  Of 
> course it's period and linen/cotton is perfectly good alternative if 100% 
> linen is not available.  Why do people feel the need to make others 
> miserable and "correct" them?  If someone wants to wear linen as 
> overgarments why not?  I just love the feel and coolness of the fabric. 
> As to wrinkling, tossing the garment dry into the dryer with a clean damp 
> washcloth shakes out most wrinkles.  Anyway, wrinkles are period too.
>    Do check the site and let me know what you think.  Even the canvas 
> weight is soft and wearable.  I got a dress length of it in royal blue for 
> an overdress.
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> Catrin
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> From: "willowdewisp at juno.com" <willowdewisp at juno.com>
> To: northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org
> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 6:51:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] linen sale
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> Thank you for the info on Linen. I want some Ansteorra gold linen.
> I find the whole "linen" fad to be interesting. Many years ago I took to 
> wearing linen like fabrics because they were cooler. I had misread some of 
> the costuming books. I was corrected by many Laurels. Linen was worn as 
> under garments in most of the medieval European cultures. Wool and Silk 
> worn as over garments. Info on early period is still in question. Of 
> course while the first written evidence of cotton was a report of a 
> "Viking" in Paris sporting a multicolored cape of cotton in 912 , cotton 
> was a very special fabric and was not used much in Europe until after our 
> period. They thought my cotton/linen over dresses to be out of period.
> Well to say I find it interesting that many of those same Laurels are now 
> wearing 100% Linen as their overdresses.. I don't know if  "new" research 
> has come to life or they finally discovered that Ansteorra is hot. Or the 
> fad came from outside the kingdom.
> I am glad for the "fad" but I want to know is how they are keeping their 
> linen from wrinkling.
> willow
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