[Regia-NA] bone working

[J Hill]

Oh, good.  I had visions of a white chemise, linen underdress, linen or wool
overdress, etc etc.  Thinking seriously of just finding a corner & melting.
<G>
I will be so glad w/ Gail Owen-Crocker's book comes back out.  Hugs,
Jennifer/Aelfgifu
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From: "Hrolf Douglasson" <Hrolf@btinternet.com>
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Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [Regia-NA] bone working


> I wear a coloured underdress and no chemise..and today its hot so I have a
> linen overdress on as well...If it is hot I tend not to wear my
mantle.Gail
> Owen Crocker's book..dress in anglo saxon england is being reprinted at
the
> moment..hazel will have full details.
> clothes motjhs are killed by freezing as well...clear the space and leave
> fleeces for at least 10 days....If you wait a couple of days I can send
you
> pics of a WWL and diagrams. there is a picture in the new birka textiles
> book,
> vara
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Hill" <welshladygwen@citlink.net>
> To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 8:05 AM
> Subject: Re: Re: [Regia-NA] bone working
>
>
> > Ian, You're a dear & have come thru once again. <G>
> > Send us good tho'ts in the morning for our first meeting.
> > I hope it goes well... if we can find 3 people, I'll be thrilled.  That
> > would give us the minimum of 5 for our Household + a spare. :>)
> > A question:  In the heat of the summer, do you wear a woolen tunic?
> > Also, does a lady wear a white chemise, along w/ the undertunic,
> overtunic,
> > mantle, wimple, etc?  OR, is the coloured linen undertunic taking the
> place
> > of a chemise?  I will be ordering linen in another week or two.
> >
> > Additionally, does anyone have a copy of the book re: Dress in
Anglo-Saxon
> > Britain, or whatever the title is, which you'd be willing to part with?
> I'd
> > gladly pay for the book, but it cannot be had anywhere I've looked.
I've
> > tried the standard search engines & ABEBOOKS & ADDALL book search, too.
> > I wonder if David Brown might have it.  Will look.  But, if anyone has
any
> > books relevant to our period & Anglo-Saxon, we would be most interested
in
> > purchasing them for our wee group.
> >
> > Meanwhile, I'm totally exhausted tonite... continuing the battle against
> the
> > clothes moths ... tho't they'd been eradicated, but saw one flying about
> > tonite.  Not a good sign.  esp as I've brought most of my fleeces back
> into
> > the house.
> > I plan to wash all of them soonest... & a rinse in eucalyptus water to
> > confuse the miserable insects.  I've never had anything like this... it
> must
> > be the late, wet Spring.
> > I have 14 boxes up, so far, & probably 10 more 30 gal plastic sacks full
> on
> > the deck.  I've roasted the larvae in the sun to kill them, but now
really
> > need to get those fleeces out of the heat & neatly stacked.  I wish I
had
> > some sort of outside storage, but that isn't feasible at the moment.
> > I've decided that, once these get washed, spun & woven or knitted up, I
> > shall not have a fleece stash again.  I'll get the fleeces off my couple
> of
> > sheep & maybe one or two others, but never anything like this.  [I tend
to
> > be the recipient of "free" fleeces which I use for my spinning classes
at
> > the college.  Add those to my own sheep & the fleeces I've purchased &
you
> > begin to see the problem!]
> >
> > A warp-weighted loom question:  What sort of standard lumber sizes have
> you
> > used in the construction of your loom?  Also, how did you make your
> weaving
> > sword & are you using a weighted fork like one uses in tapestry?  For
> indoor
> > use, what do you use for "feet"?
> > I'm very interested in trying dukagang on it.  However, I cannot find my
> > Mary Black book anywhere... I really must go thru those bookcases that
are
> > double & triple shelved.  LOL
> > Are you using a tablet woven top border w/ the TW weft becoming the WW
> warp?
> > I've been dying to try this. <G>  Plus, this is a great way to have a
> second
> > loom without my DH having conniptions. <G>
> >
> > Hoping to unwind & go to sleep........  Jennifer
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ian Uzzell" <snorri@vikingasaga.freeserve.co.uk>
> > To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
> > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 11:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: Re: [Regia-NA] bone working
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Bill, where does one contact this Anglo-Saxon Press & is there a US
> > > > affiliate?
> > >
> > > Hello again Jennifer
> > >
> > > The North American contact for the books is:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  NORTH AMERICA
> > > Most of our titles may be ordered from bookstores or direct from:
> > >
> > > The David Brown Book Company
> > > PO Box 511 (28 Main Street)
> > > Oakville
> > > CT 06779, USA
> > > Tel: 800 791 9354/860 945 9329
> > > Fax: 860 945 9468
> > > e-mail: david.brown.bk.co@snet.net
> > >
> > > Ian
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