Vintage tablecloths made of Chinese "grass cloth," made from nettle
fibers, are sold on eBay from time to time. It's a cellulose fiber. On
the tablecloths, it's like a good grade of handkerchief linen, with that
sheen linen gets after ironing, not really like silk.
Fran
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On 3/10/2013 1:34 PM, Simone Bryan wrote:
I have been working on that here in the West Kingdom (Northern California)
for many years! I give a class and demonstration on such,
So what specific information are you looking for? Like what fibers are
still used and what materials?
For example, there was a fabric created from Stinging Nettle, we don't
currently have this material that I know of....but you can use silk gauze
or organza and soft organza. There are many things when working to find
fabrics and fibers that mimic the Medieval look.
Then you need to look at your pocket book, because we can get fabrics that
are like medieval fabrics but they come at a cost, some as much as $86.00
or more per yard/meter!
So What it that you really want?
Cilean
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