I have an additional Leine question: on some of these sites, the sleeves are pleated all the way up the arm--sometimes covered with trim. I've also seen them with drawstrings alone in the same area--both make a very pretty presentation, but I'm wondering if they are documentable in period? I have some gorgeous saffron linen here that I really want to make into a leine, but I'd like it to be as correct as possible.
Cheers, Meli On 7/9/07, Maureen and Saragrace commented:
Kind of depends on what you are doing this for. Scottish, Irish? How accurate are you trying to be? Also, there is no absolute evidence for how they were made.... There are several decent starting summaries online, but depending on what you are doing this for, you may want to do your own research. Here are a few. http://www.kelthaven.org/leine/ <http://www.kelthaven.org/leine/> http://www.albanach.org/leine.html< http://www.albanach.org/leine.html> Sg ----- Original Message ----- Hi everyone, I'm making my first attempt at 16th century Irish dress. Can anyone tell me how big the wrist openings on a leine are supposed to be? I don't want to do the phony drawstring-on-top sleeves, but I'd like to be able to roll them up if I need to (it's a hot-weather event). Is a drawstring at the wrist opening acceptable? Thanks. ~ M.
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