10-27-2006, 03:05 PM
I'm just asking, so here goes.
Stripes are known, of course, and civilians could wear whatever they wanted, stripes, solids, plaids, etc., but did the military wear stripes?
I've made several paenulae, and what I've determined is that it's really a rectangle, a little longer in the back than the front, such that when worn, the hems are more or less equal. Then, since the shoulder line drops down from the neck to the deltoid, the corners are rounded off in about a 12-14 inch radius, so the points don't drag.
I make mine about mid calf long. Much longer, and they get in the way if you have to walk through any kind of long grass, or brush, briars, etc. And even that length, when walking up a steep slope, sometimes you can step on the hem.
What would the advantage of a full circle be, other than giving more cloth for a blanket? I've found that the regular rectangle form makes a perfectly good double layer blanket. But that's just me.
Stripes are known, of course, and civilians could wear whatever they wanted, stripes, solids, plaids, etc., but did the military wear stripes?
I've made several paenulae, and what I've determined is that it's really a rectangle, a little longer in the back than the front, such that when worn, the hems are more or less equal. Then, since the shoulder line drops down from the neck to the deltoid, the corners are rounded off in about a 12-14 inch radius, so the points don't drag.
I make mine about mid calf long. Much longer, and they get in the way if you have to walk through any kind of long grass, or brush, briars, etc. And even that length, when walking up a steep slope, sometimes you can step on the hem.
What would the advantage of a full circle be, other than giving more cloth for a blanket? I've found that the regular rectangle form makes a perfectly good double layer blanket. But that's just me.
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
