Hi!
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Patty
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Ingrid G. Storrø
Sent: Thu 4/12/2007 3:24 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Dyeing pots 350-575 AD?
Hi all! I just wanted to thank everyone who replied to my question
Hi all! I just wanted to thank everyone who replied to my question. :)
Unfortunately I haven't been able to find much to support my friend's
theory given that most of the vessels are so small, but I appreciate
your thoughts.
I also haven't been able to find the yahoo groups that deals with
natural
At 1:00 PM -0600 3/22/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I also have done a small woad vat in a clay container--moving it is
the real challenge...not a problem in ancient cultures!
Thanks for your answer! How large were these clay vessels, and how much
textile were you able to dye in them?
Ingr
Hi Ingrid,
from what I recall, in earlier periods many
fabrics were yarn-dyed in small pots, because it
needs less wood for the fire and you can "get" more out of the color stuff.
In excavations from the late anglo-saxon era,
they found traces of madder, woad, weld and a
kind of orseille an
Ingrid, I can't help you a bit, but am wondering if there aren't some other
lists for where you might get some help. I will forward to my Croft list
(they do a lot of spinning and weaving and dyeing.) Maybe someone there will
know, or know of a group which will know.
Sg
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