At 03:00 03/12/2005, you wrote:
We've had some arguments on the 18cWoman list about dyed linen.
There is definitely evidence for dyed linen being used for gowns,
breeches, jackets, etc. in the 18th c., and these would obviously
have been dyed with natural dyes.
As for whether linen was/wasn't used for outer garments in Europe --
well, there is that linen 17th c. man's jacket that was found in the
wall (chimney?) of a house.
http://www.concealedgarments.org/information/links.html
-- Mara
Surely there is no problem with linen outer garments in the 17th
century? On Thursday I was at the Museum of London again, where I was
able to look at a linen bodice embroidered with blackwork, and
previously I studied another, earlier bodice, also embroidered linen,
from about 1610 - 20
Suzi
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