08-31-2021, 10:26 PM
Great article Sean! Got it through interlibrary loan. I wonder if the references to the use of wine and salt with linen was actually describing a process for felting flax.
It exists, and it might have existed in the past too. Here is felt made with hemp:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1034994553/...hemp-fiber
Something like the depiction in the fresco below could be felted flax sewn into the pockets seen in the armour below. I'll bet flax felt could be made quite stiff indeed with a bit of work. Just conjecturing. Of course other forms of the linothorax could be twined or mad of multiple layers or both.
![[Image: 5c6db4d039a70101c4b82e78d64c3b42.jpg]](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5c/6d/b4/5c6db4d039a70101c4b82e78d64c3b42.jpg)
It exists, and it might have existed in the past too. Here is felt made with hemp:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1034994553/...hemp-fiber
Something like the depiction in the fresco below could be felted flax sewn into the pockets seen in the armour below. I'll bet flax felt could be made quite stiff indeed with a bit of work. Just conjecturing. Of course other forms of the linothorax could be twined or mad of multiple layers or both.
Qui sepeliunt capita sua in terra, deos volantes non videbunt.
--Flavius Flav
