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textiles..... - Anonymous - 08-27-2002 Ave!<br> <br> I have just recently taken a class on felting wool. Now I've been reading about using it as helmet liners (even though we don't know what they actually used-but glue was found on the inside of a helm at a site that eludes me right now). And I've been reading about re-enactors felting a subermalis to experiment with..... Now my questions.....<br> <br> Do we actually know what kind of items that they felted? Also, did the Romans (Legions) up in Northern Brittania have felted socks or mittens (talking mid first century AD). I know that they had socks that were woven and that a sock was found in Egypt that was done with naalbinding (still trying to find out if the Romans did naalbinding as well- if anyone knows anything about this I would be much grateful as well). But in the realm of felting, socks? Mittens? Any info and research/reading material referances are much appreciated.<br> <br> Vale,<br> Quintus Peltrasius<br> Commander LEG II AVG<br> ROMA VITA <p></p><i></i> ... - Anonymous - 08-27-2002 Oh yeah, and what about hats too? Specific patterns or designs in particular. Thanks again.<br> <br> Vale,<br> Quintus Peltrasius<br> Commander LEG II AVG<br> ROMA VITA <p></p><i></i> Re: textiles.....socks - Anonymous - 08-27-2002 socks have been found at York and Vindolanda<br> <br> they are cloth, sewn up to enclose the foot- easy method of construction<br> <br> <br> get a bit of cloth, put foot in middle- pull cloth up over foot and sew..................dont sew too close to the foot<br> 1] you might prick yourself<br> 2] you might not be able to get your foot out<br> <br> also at York there is a sock made using sprang technique <p><img src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mark.martin/AUXILIA/icon.gif" width="46" height="65" align="right"> </p><i></i> ... - Anonymous - 08-28-2002 what is the "sprang" technique if you please.....?<br> <br> Vale,<br> Quintus Peltrasius<br> Commander LEG II AVG<br> ROMA VITA <p></p><i></i> Re: ... - Anonymous - 08-28-2002 this website might be useful<br> <br> www.duke.edu/~scg3/sprang.html <p><img src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mark.martin/AUXILIA/icon.gif" width="46" height="65" align="right"> </p><i></i> Re: ...hats - Anonymous - 08-30-2002 Come to think of it there are very few representations of hat wearing persons in roman art. <p></p><i></i> |