12-27-2005, 03:55 PM
Quote:My father use to buy fabric in Italy and have suits made. I was young at the time, maybe 11 years old, (I am 46 now) but if memory serves me well, I remember going with him to one fabric shop and seeing linen that looked similar to some of the Indian cottons that I described earlier in that it looked wrinkly. It wasn't exactly pleated-rather, the fabric had irregular folds along its length. The linen was very fine and lightweight. (Even at a young age, I had a fascination with fabrics and ancient costume )
I hope this helps.
Iulia,
Is this gathering caused by certain strands of the weave shrinking, causing the material to be gathered? For example, if along the selvage a thread was pulled, as in a running stitch, OR, if just naturally shrunk it would create a gathered/pleated surface.
I see lots of what appeared to be gathered seams in Roman clothing in statuary, particularly high-end statuary in the round, and I am trying to determine if it is a stylistic convention, or if the sculpture is accurately depicting natural cloth. If so, I am trying to figure out if it is intentionally gathered, as with a pulled running stitch, or whether if it is a product of the natural material.
Any ideas?
Also, you do ceramics right? Great stuff. Have you ever made any molded Arrentine ware?
Travis
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