[Regia-NA] Cloth width (was Re: featherstitching)

[Hrolf Douglasson]

Found it! The YAT fasicule AY17/13, which deals with wood and woodworking,
describes a find of a horizontal loom-beam, in ash, from the Bedern
excavation. Although in fragments, from the drawings it appears to be all
there, and the width is given as 485mm.ISBN: 1902771109,page 2334-5, by the
way.
Now, the Bedern, it is true, is dated as 14th Century, but the York books
are wonderful in that they go looking for comparable finds from elsewhere.
In this particular case, another beam has been found in the pre-Norman
levels of Dublin Castle. This even has what appear to be grooves for the
supposed attachment of warp threads; both are considered similar enough to
the timbers of the Oseberg loom for direct comparison.
The Dublin beam is given as 680 - 700mm wide....ie, 30 inches, give or take.
Good enough for a working specification, methinks.....

Happy Weaving

Hrolf the Warped (or is that Warp-Weighted?)