[Regia-NA] bone working

[Ian Uzzell]

Hi Jennifer,

I will try to answer your questions.


> A question:  In the heat of the summer, do you wear a woolen tunic?

Sometimes, it depends on the show and which of my tunics seem more
appropriate.  My woolen tunic is quite thin and therefore not too hot,
although I do tend to wear a linen undertunic with it.  Usually I wear a
linen tunic.  Today was a fairly warm day (for us - at this time of year -
about 20C) and we were doing a small local show with Vara and Hrolf in
Birkenhead (Near Liverpool) and I chose to wear my linen tunic and made
coins for most of the time.

Hazel wore her full Viking clothing which was a linen underdress with a
woolen hangeroc, and she did feel very warm in it.

> 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.

We tend to use natural linen for undergarments and dyed linen for
overgarments - mostly.
>
> Additionally, does anyone have a copy of the book re: Dress in Anglo-Saxon
> Britain,

It will be a very difficult book to get hold of as it has been out of print
for a long time now.  It can sometimes be found in second hand bookshops.
Gale Owen-Crocker is rewriting the book but has been held up with the
completion of it because of her job and committments.  So at the moment we
do not know when it will be published.

> A warp-weighted loom question:  What sort of standard lumber sizes have
you
> used in the construction of your loom?

I have three warp weighted looms of various sizes.  The wood for each is in
different sizes.  But for my main full sized loom I use 3" x 3" x 6' for the
uprights.  Oak is best but mine is made from Ash.  The horizontal beams are
4'6" long and 2"x2" for the upper beam and 3"x2" for the lower beam.  The
cloth beam was made from 3"x3" which was then rounded off.

> Also, how did you make your weaving  sword

It is carved from oak and is about 3' long

>are you using a weighted fork like one uses in tapestry?

No

> For indoor  use, what do you use for "feet"?

Nothing.  But I put a pile woven rug on the floor to stop it slipping.  I
also have some rear supports for when I do not have a wall to rest it on.  I
will send you some pictures of my looms to your private e-mail address for
you to look at.

> Are you using a tablet woven top border w/ the TW weft becoming the WW
warp?

Yes.  We use that method mostly, although we have tried other methods.

I hope that this helps a bit.

Ian