Yup. Thanks for the post. That is the kind of thing I was remembering. Worsted vs woolen-- pretty funny, since both are wool. Worsted is just a fine spun wool. Monica
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lauren Walker Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 11:23 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: striped skirt Depending on where and when, some of the guild and export regulations required specific fabrics to be unmixed; I'll dig out my Cambridge History of Western Textiles tonight and see if I can find some examples. Most of them were,if I'm remembering right, about not allowing worsted where woolen was expected, or not allowing wheel- spun fibers to be used in warp, only in weft, which today we would not even think of as mixing fibers. Lauren On Dec 10, 2006, at 10:46 PM, monica spence wrote: > I think there were laws about mixing fibers, that did not have to > do with > religion, as well. Can't think of where off the tp of my head, but > if I find > it I'll post it. > monica/ Catriona > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:h-costume- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Adele de Maisieres > Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 7:17 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: striped skirt > > > monica spence wrote: > >> >> But wasn't there laws about mixing two fibers in a cloth? >> >> > > > Yes, if you're a very observant Jew. > > -- > Adele de Maisieres > > ----------------------------- > Habeo metrum - musicamque, > hominem meam. Expectat alium quid? > -Georgeus Gershwinus > ----------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Lauren M. Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
