Twined Linothorax

[Feinman]

Got off to a rocky start when I couldn't find my awls!  Ordered some from Amazon, and they arrived yesterday.  So far I have rolled and whip stitched down the top ends of the warp cords which were knotted together at the top of the armour.  I got got the 11 oz. linen wet and allowed it to dry and it shrank a bit.  then I cut the linen larger than needed for this portion of the armour (this is the back half), and whip stitched the top of the linen facing to the top of the twining.  This whip stitched area at the top of the armour will be covered with the red goat leather, as all edges will be.  At first I tried using tacks to mark the interstices of the twining so I could get a regular row of stitching --each horizontal stitch going over two warp cords, but noticed it was possible to locate them without tacks!  I noticed that this kind of stitching holds the rows and columns of twining tightly together (especially when the vertical stitches will be added).  I have the goat leather and madder --I need to dye the leather and I'll use it for the edging.
I should be able to get more done regularly now and will post more pics soon.