Yes, Bev, the skill of the weaver, the colours and the fineness of the linen
blew my mind! I have never seen such a detailed piece of weaving on anything
that old
Sue
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Hello Sue and everyone
This information is absolutely fascinating, Sue! Thank you for sharing.
The textile exemplifies their expertise in the technology of the time. A
mechanised loom for doing double-weave nowadays is quite a contraption vs.
hand methods.
That got me thinking about comparing
Iâve now been sent the details of the girdle in the World Museum in
Liverpool, which Iâm adding in here in case anyone on here is also a weaver
and is interested.
Itâs unusual for any clothing a pharaoh wore to have survived and this is
one of the finest textiles from the ancient world. It
I was amused yesterday when I went into the World Museum in Liverpool with a
friend who wanted to visit the Egyptian gallery there. There were a few
display boards (photos on Flickr) showing coarse to fine linens and some
boards explaining in general about linen manufacture and care. They agreed
