[Sca-cooks] Period table linens (only slightly OT)

[Robert Downie]

Samrah wrote:

> My embroidery group did a bit of research into embroidered napkins & found some in Turkey during period, but save that all of the period linens I have seen seem to be simply white clothes over tressel tables.
>
> Has anybody came across anything more elaborate, perhaps something like a colored table runner, or any form of embroidery on anything?

Someone posted this link a while back
http://hometown.aol.com/noramunro/Perugia/index.htm

Otherwise, I've only seen mention of white linens (always clean and in good repair).  Mind you, I'm still sifting through a couple of new books and might find more info later...

Faerisa