On Sunday 30 November 2008 6:51:07 pm Kimiko Small wrote: > --- On Sun, 11/30/08, Sid Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One function I find my overlocker is really useful for is > > rolled hems... > > were rolled hems used on clothing prior to 1901? > > Hand rolled hems have been seen in extant medieval garments, mostly on > veils, I believe from the books I've read and what I retained from them. I > am sure others more knowledgeable on this list could tell you exactly what > garments had hand rolled hems.
That's right. I remember a few rolled hems from the Viking era. (Of course, those and the medieval examples were done by hand, not with sergers/overlockers.) :-) -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next." --Helen Keller _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
