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Red Wool /Red Linen HELP...
#16
I mean, it is not a rule, that textiles produced by the local handworkers were made in the trad. native way and old fashion-style of the pre-roman cultures. I am speaking about the (raw) materials, wich were used for the production.
I found in the Marthial's epigrams the terms like: "Patavian's tunic," "gausapina ....clothes," "Cucullus Veneticus, "Cucullus Liburnicus," etc.... they all shows on specific local and geographical production. Spiecialy the terms: "tripple-weaving Patavian's tunic" and the term "gausapina" shows strong connection to the geographical area and dress code in cold weather conditions of this area + on the colour of the natural undyed wool, made of the local white sheeps, living around the Po river and on the Liburnian's islands. This area is not far of my home ...
In the middle of June i had at home a heavy felted textile, made of natural undyed wool - it will be great for the paenula and is connected to the weaving term "gausapina clothes." The textile was produced - first was woven and than cooked on high temperature and thatfor was heavy felted, good for winter coat or for the paenula. But i brought the textile back to the shop because i needed in that moment normal Hallstatt-coat, not so heavy and than i got brown piece for my Hallstatt-coat.
In the next months i can weave my textiles on the vertical loom (prehistoric style) myselve, but first i need an augustan tunica with clavii - it will be in beige colour i don't wannt to have full white made of snow-white wool or madder red-one.

Joze
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#17
Hello Joze

I will look forward to seeing photographs of your re-constructions!

Graham.
"Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream" Edgar Allan Poe.

"Every brush-stroke is torn from my body" The Rebel, Tony Hancock.

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#18
Evenin all..

Can I just confirm, the 'verring' type was reffering in the cambridge history of western textiles to a type of yarn rather than a particular weave. It was from a breed of sheep which supposedly produced a very very fine yarn when spun. This is turn, once woven on the loom made for an incredibly soft and durable fabric. Apparently it was a bit like having a mix of cashmere in your fabric. It is thought that this very fine fabric was a roman import as it, according to current wisdom went out with the roman administration in the 5th century ad.

I'd like to hear if there is any new research which would suggest this type of yarn had longevity beyond the roman occupation.
Claire Marshall

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#19
Claire: I have seen some of your products on "For Sale" in the market place. Please Private message me if you make tunics. Thank you Patrick
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#20
@Patrick - indeed, the Claire has very good textile-works!!

For my first work i have beige wool, got it today (and they had two another variants aswell: the hell-grey and white-grey they look natural, too). I got purpur woll for the clavii, too.

Joze
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#21
Thought I might bring up a couple of alternate fiber fabrics for discussion. HEMP and Nettle.
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#22
If you know of somewhere I can get nettle cloth from, i'm all ears... I've been looking at doing some experiments with that for a while!!
Claire Marshall

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#23
The very thought of Nettle makes me break out in a rash and itching... Wink
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#24
No need, nettle fibre is finer and silkier than linen
Louise Mumford
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