tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813354351680599871.post4995999382820909225..comments2024-03-24T05:17:53.070-04:00Comments on Diary of a Mantua Maker: A Treatise on the Propagation of SheepColeVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677760179064796377noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813354351680599871.post-87254933948181470542011-05-07T13:24:29.902-04:002011-05-07T13:24:29.902-04:00I too am a convert to wool and LOVE it! The rest o...I too am a convert to wool and LOVE it! The rest of the world should be converted too but then we'd have to fight them for the wool, so maybe not. <br />Your dresses are amazing.<br /><br />PS Angora isn't wool. It's either from a rabbit or a goat depending on the manufacturer and how accurate they are with their terminology. It's often mixed with wool though.Cathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754571992726282988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813354351680599871.post-61862059272312253762011-05-05T20:26:34.356-04:002011-05-05T20:26:34.356-04:00A lot of us up here in New England love wool-I was...A lot of us up here in New England love wool-I was just given a lovely borwnish-grey wool gown that I wear all the time now to events,a nd I also have a nice warm grey wool greatcoat-it's so much more breathable!PvtSam75https://www.blogger.com/profile/00304945310687112481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813354351680599871.post-8874848420333634252011-05-05T13:09:12.176-04:002011-05-05T13:09:12.176-04:00Natalie: Do you mean Calimanco? The only place I...Natalie: Do you mean Calimanco? The only place I know of making that is Eaton Hill Textile. I'm sure it costs a fortune, but it is on my wish list to make a pair of shoes from (since I only need a yard).ColeVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677760179064796377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813354351680599871.post-51529209176373482822011-05-05T13:05:49.576-04:002011-05-05T13:05:49.576-04:00I love wool! Just made my first gown out of a love...I love wool! Just made my first gown out of a lovely olive brown wool in March. Needs a little fixing but beautiful.<br /><br />HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813354351680599871.post-22975949310719312122011-05-05T12:56:17.829-04:002011-05-05T12:56:17.829-04:00Wool and silk are my personal favorites for everyd...Wool and silk are my personal favorites for everyday, modern wear. Both are protein-based fibers with superb abilities to heat and cool the body, to breathe.<br /><br />Does Burnley and Trowbridge stock and of the old-style glazed wools? I forget what glazing process was called, but can see the woodcut in my head: an image of a big wooden press in which squares of wool were laid, and then heat and weight applied.<br /><br />Very best,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088551086336264968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813354351680599871.post-51896646133099902362011-05-05T11:24:43.108-04:002011-05-05T11:24:43.108-04:00I love the drapiness (yes it's a word) of some...I love the drapiness (yes it's a word) of some wools. I made a Regency jumper from a lovely blue wool. I have a good source here, but am very tempted by the camlet! And I am sorry you're allergic! Just thought I'd also point out, angora is rabbit fur, actually, but it's usually mixed in with wool, but perhaps you're also allergic to bunnies? :)Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09248680981102274228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813354351680599871.post-25475828949720714882011-05-05T01:40:12.786-04:002011-05-05T01:40:12.786-04:00If I could get wool that was even twice as expensi...If I could get wool that was even twice as expensive as the places you mention, I would probably make all my clothes out of wool, historical and otherwise. For twice the price Burnley & Trowbridge is selling their nice stuff, you can get an ugly 50% wool 50% polyester here. It probably costs an arm and a leg to ship overseas from them but worth investigating. It costs $50 to $100 USD equivalent per metre to buy that type of fabric here, so it would be worth the shipping if one could afford it and was going to get it anyway. I am so jealous of USA fabric prices.<br />Lovely clothes, I really like the quite simple style of dresses best.standgalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11705434652330242519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813354351680599871.post-54857233145225766992011-05-05T00:29:13.216-04:002011-05-05T00:29:13.216-04:00I completely agree. I have worked with wool just a...I completely agree. I have worked with wool just a couple times, but what a fantastically easy textile, in all its forms, to work with. I don't have nearly enough wool thingies, but that'll change soon, as I've found a local source for all kinds of wool (wish they had that much silk, too, but alas). I don't have any opportunity to re-enact or even play dress up for 18th c. daywear here, but I do plan some wool garments for Elizabethan and 1850s-60s. :-)Lauren Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547111610954587797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813354351680599871.post-66136781004068219252011-05-05T00:18:33.943-04:002011-05-05T00:18:33.943-04:00Wool is a lovely meterial!
Reenactors being again...Wool is a lovely meterial!<br /><br />Reenactors being against wool must be a regional (and possibly era-related) thing - I don't see much of it here. Indeed, most reenactors or living historians in Europe would't be taken seriously if they didn't use wool.... <br /><br />Mind you, I don't reenact 18th century (late 14th is my main era) so I might not have all the info. I'm working on one 18th century outfit just for fun, and it'll be made from wool.Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095151411363232281noreply@blogger.com