At 1:38 PM -0400 7/9/07, Dianne & Greg Stucki wrote:
At 12:58 PM 7/9/2007, you wrote:
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.
Drawstring sleeve leines are a Ren Faire invention. Pretty, but not accurate.
Likewise, pleating along the sleeves is a modern invention, based on
the drawstring sleeves.
Sharon
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