11-24-2005, 11:41 AM
I must stress that this is just an interpretation and one of many variations by different societies no doubt.
Credit where it's due, the pattern that we've used was suggested by a Karen of Time Tarts and developed/manufactured in our own ranks by a woman called Sue English.
It seems simple and effective, but I throw my hands up.... it is guesswork after all.
Sadly like most fabric, commentary/known practice about dressing in this period is long gone.
For later Roman buffs I do happen to posess a fragment of Coptic tunic (a shoulder panel), this appears to be a linen twill, it's definitely a vegetable fibre and not wool.
If I get the time next week I'll scan it in and attempt to post it up here (Gregory, in response to your email Jpegs produced on my PC corrupt, but I'm happy to email it to you as a Tif or Gif to paste up here).
Credit where it's due, the pattern that we've used was suggested by a Karen of Time Tarts and developed/manufactured in our own ranks by a woman called Sue English.
It seems simple and effective, but I throw my hands up.... it is guesswork after all.
Sadly like most fabric, commentary/known practice about dressing in this period is long gone.
For later Roman buffs I do happen to posess a fragment of Coptic tunic (a shoulder panel), this appears to be a linen twill, it's definitely a vegetable fibre and not wool.
If I get the time next week I'll scan it in and attempt to post it up here (Gregory, in response to your email Jpegs produced on my PC corrupt, but I'm happy to email it to you as a Tif or Gif to paste up here).
