[lace] Re: [lace] Egyptian Linen - 'Ramesses Girdle’

2018-09-10 Thread Sue Babbs
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 suebabbs...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] Re: [lace] Egyptian Linen - 'Ramesses Girdle’

2018-09-10 Thread Bev Walker
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