[Regia-NA] Woven Silk

[Hrolf Douglasson]

have a look at the stuff from york..plain weave, not dupont
there is also something described as taffeta silk at Birka..approx 1% of the
finds
silk twill   15%.
there are some rather nice brocade silks known as well..Hazel will give you
the exact refrence no doubt. From finds silk was known more amongst the
vikings than the saxons, but was known. The approx. price was twice its
weight in silver...so make sure you're rich enough for the kit with your
other equipment.
vara
ps..ask away, easiest way to find out anything:)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lori Rael Northon" <lesseley@attbi.com>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 5:22 PM
Subject: [Regia-NA] Woven Silk


> Before I go off on another useless tangent, I thought I would ask first if
> anyone on the list has any information they would share regarding the
types
> of weaves found in silk fabric during our time period in relationship to
the
> Anglo-Saxons.  Twill, tweed, houndstooth, herringbone?  Solids, stripes,
> plaids, checks?  I found a source for about $5 per yard (US) and would
like
> to purchase materials standing a good chance of being reasonably accurate
to
> our time period.  Sorry if this question has been asked before.  If so,
just
> let me know and I will check the archives.
>
> Thanks,
> Lori
>
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