Hello arachnians, to the question why *black embroidery on shifts in Elizabethan times*: I read in several English, German and Spanish books that the black silk embroidery was introduced in England by the first wife of Henry VIII who happened to be a Spaniard (Katherine of Aragon). One of the reasons this was accepted may be: because '*the black dye did not run'*. If this is right, I do not know, but it could be.
Source: Janet Arnold: Patterns of Fashion 4, p. 8 Maria Greil a German living in Spain 2018-04-03 20:13 GMT+02:00 Branwyn ni Druaidh <[email protected]>: > On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 7:29 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Linen shifts and shirts were the next to the skin layer, and were meant > > to be washed, so white would have to be the color of choice. Remember > that > > in Germany clothes have been boiled in recent memory. How this explains > > the black embroidery on shifts in Elizabethan times I have no idea. > > Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania , USA, but presently in hot, sunny dry > > Arizona, hoping that the weather back home will be good by the time we > get > > home. > > > > > > âThe same way we explain a Lamborghini or Bugatti. Embroidered items, > like lace, were very expensive; from the creating them ("true" blacks were > extremely hard to do in Elizabethan times) to the keeping them nice (many > old records show a fortune for the time spent on laundry services). > > Just like today, a person who can afford the Bugatti or Lamborghini can > also afford the upkeep, and think that getting 5 gallons/liters per > mile/kilometer is a worthwhile trade for the joy of owning the car that > purrs, the person who could afford the highly embroidered undergarments > also considered it a worthwhile trade for the ability to show off their > riches and social status. > > Jennifer in Coloradoâ > > > > > > -- > Per pale argent and purpure, two phoenixes counterchanged sable and argent > each rising from flames proper. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
