[Sca-cooks] Questions about de Nola

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

1. in many areas wool was MUCH cheaper.
2. wool can also be felted, which makes a very "fine" strainer indeed.

3. wool can be spun, and if neccesary felted, by ANYONE, but linen requires
some skill and a LOT of preparedness. thus wool is available for a wider and
poorer population, but there is also likely to be more "poor quality" fabric
around in wool....... and you wouldnt be using your first quality fabric for
kitchen use.....
Kirsten Houseknecht
Fabric Dragon
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Philadelphia, PA     USA
Trims, Amber, Jet, Jewelry, and more...

I worry about you, wear a reflective sweater...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stefan li Rous" <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
To: "SCA-Cooks SCA-Cooks maillist" <SCA-Cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Questions about de Nola


>   Alex Clark/Henry of Maldon replied to me with:
> > At 11:22 PM 11/16/2003 -0600, Stefan wrote:
> > >Yes, why wool? Linen would be the other cheap cloth and that wouldn't
> > >stain as easily. I don't expect that this straining cloth was a
> > use-once
> > >and throw away item. Wool can be spun much finer though than how most
> > wool
> > >is spun today. Is wool stronger? Than linen?
> >
> > Could it be preferred because it's better for fire safety in the
> > kitchen?
> Hmm. I know that natural fabrics are preferred over synthetics around
> fires (from personal experience, even) but I've never heard if there is
> much difference in flammability between cotton, linen and wool. Anyone?
> > Maybe it's just more versatile, useful as both straining cloth and pot
> > holder.
> Yes, that would point to cloth over a specific product, but I don't
> think that helps differentiates between the two fabric types. Didn't we
> discuss "pot holders" previously and either no evidence was found or
> folks were shown using clothing sleeves or skirts?
> Stefan
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