Hello Sue and everyone
This information is absolutely fascinating, Sue! Thank you for sharing.
The textile exemplifies their expertise in the technology of the time. A
mechanised loom for doing double-weave nowadays is quite a contraption vs.
hand methods.
That got me thinking about comparing machine made lace to handmade lace
which looks intricate to the casual observer!
I'm interested in the closeup photo that shows a narrow portion of the
textile. The ankh symbols were woven sideways, meant to be viewed
lengthwise; an efficient way to weave them. Tapestries are done like that;
often so are our lace patterns :)
On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 2:45 AM Sue Babbs wrote:
> Iâve now been sent the details of the girdle in the World Museum in
> Liverpool, which Iâm adding in here in case anyone on here is also a
weaver
> and is interested.
>
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Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of
Canada
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