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Roman linen - QRusticus - 04-20-2014
i have a couple of largish pieces of linen knocking around from previous re-enactment incarnations. They are both pure unbleached linen and I'd quite like to put them to some use.
My question is, during the 1st century A.D., did all Roman linen have a herringbone weave or do we have examples of a plainer weave? Also, what is the evidence for herringbone weave on Roman linen? Other than the late finds from Egypt is there much in the way of actual Roman linen?
Roman linen - Alanus - 04-20-2014
What makes "Roman linen" Roman? :errr:
We know that long before the 1st century, linen was imported into the Med from Colchis and other Black Sea ports, simply because hemp grew like a weed in the steppe areas.
Then we have Egyptian linen, supposedly the finest textured; and it, too, must have been imported into Rome. The chances that all linens would have a herring-bone weave seem unlikely considering their different geographical origins. :whistle:
Roman linen - QRusticus - 04-20-2014
Lol ! Good point! Linen that may have been used by the Romans! Thanks for the reply!
Roman linen - Alanus - 04-20-2014
Simon,
You're welcome!
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