[Sca-cooks] Viking smoothing board

[Betsy Marshall]

Since I know from personal experience- you don't need _heat_ to set a
wrinkle in linen- mostly I use what my Mom referred to as finger-pressing-
fold the edge over once or twice then run your fingers back and forth along
it (like putting a sharp crease in paper), the fabric will stay in place
long enough to get stitched down, even if working by hand. I can see the
boards and blobs (or even a nice smooth river rock!) working well for
someone with reduced finger strength, (arthritis?)or a lot of sewing to get
through.
Pyro -the ever inquisitive after labor saving techniques

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[mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Stefan li Rous
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 12:57 AM
To: SCA-Cooks maillist SCA-Cooks
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Viking smoothing board

Christianna commented:
  <<< Thanks Hrothny, for posting that, frankly Stefan, I'm surprised  
you
don't have files on this already. >>>

I do, afterall, however nobody in the messages I have called them  
"smoothing boards".

ironing-msg       (16K) 11/16/99    Medieval ironing of clothes.  
Ironing tools.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/HOME/ironing-msg.html

<<< Mistress Philia's String Page has a very good description:
http://www.stringpage.com/viking/board.html >>>

Yes, a very nice article on these smoothing boards.

Stefan
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
    Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas           
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