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Wool Silk.....sources for good historical fabric ??
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 1:44 pm
by Andrew Young
Ive found some on fabric.net
http://www.fabrics.net/outlet/Detail.asp?ProductID=1890
Wondering what else might be out there.
Hoping to make some banners/flags.
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:28 pm
by James B.
We know some flags were made on wool; some of the square or rectanugular flags on Karen's site are wool. We also know they used silk for flags meant to flow; however a wool silk blend will be more like a wool than a silk just FYI.
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:47 pm
by Thomas Powers
OTOH wool and silk are both protein fibers and so make a better blend than a protein and a bast fiber.
Thomas
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:34 pm
by Andrew Young
The word from some 17th century reenactors is that wool/silk blend are ideal for flags that are constantly waving....more durable in other words.