A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
A look at history and popular culture
This post is also available in audio form, thanks to the efforts of our volunteer narrator. This is the third part of our four part (I, II, III, IVa, IVb) look at the production of textiles, particularly wool and linen, in the pre-modern world. Last time, we processed our raw fibers, removing extraneous material and … Continue reading Collections: Clothing, How Did They Make It? Part III: Spin Me Right Round…
This post is also available in audio form, thanks to the efforts of our volunteer narrator. This is the second part of our four part (I, II, III, IVa, IVb) look at the production of textiles (particularly in wool and linen) in the pre-modern world. Last time, we took a look at the production of … Continue reading Collections: Clothing, How Did They Make It? Part II: Scouring in the Shire
This post is also available in audio form, thanks to the efforts of our volunteer narrator. This week we are starting the first of a four (I, II, III, IVa, IVb) part look at pre-modern textile production. As with our series on farming and iron, we are going to follow the sequence of production from … Continue reading Collections: Clothing, How Did They Make It? Part I: High Fiber