05-01-2009, 05:07 AM
All,
Hello this is my first post and I figured I would try to start out with a decent question. Here goes nothing......
Is there any eveidence of Roman tunics that are "pieced"? Either civilian or military. If my understaning is correct looms wide enough to weave garments, or at least cloth to make the garments, un-pieced existed. But was it done? In the other time eras I dabble in, such as the 18th century, this happened so why not then? Granted this didn't always happen because the cloth was to narrow. It could be to save cloth or to get a complete garment out of smaller pieces. Below is a link to an extant garment. Though a bit later than what I am looking for it is a pieced tunic.
http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=34
Thank you for your help,
James Burns
Hello this is my first post and I figured I would try to start out with a decent question. Here goes nothing......
Is there any eveidence of Roman tunics that are "pieced"? Either civilian or military. If my understaning is correct looms wide enough to weave garments, or at least cloth to make the garments, un-pieced existed. But was it done? In the other time eras I dabble in, such as the 18th century, this happened so why not then? Granted this didn't always happen because the cloth was to narrow. It could be to save cloth or to get a complete garment out of smaller pieces. Below is a link to an extant garment. Though a bit later than what I am looking for it is a pieced tunic.
http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=34
Thank you for your help,
James Burns