Linen Hem Finishing

For technical specs, see my Weavolution Project Page.
I wove this plain linen band to finish the cut hems on my blue handwoven Sasanian Robe. This project was inspired when I discovered a noteThe Metropolitian Museum's analysis of a 7th C Persian Riding Coat. .
This description of the hem finishing technique inspired me to weave my own linen for this purpose. Weaving the band was very fun, because I knew the end result was going to give my handwoven robe a final touch of authenticity.

Draft:

Plain Weave

Warp and Weft:

Euroflax linen

Sett:

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Linen Hem Finishing

Notes:

For technical specs, see my Weavolution Project Page.

Damask cowl

Notes:

8 meters 21"

Pattern Notes Rose pattern from Spies 7th C Egyptian pg. 131.

30/2 gemstone silk

36-40 epi

First sample 40 epi in 15 dent reed 2-3-3, see reed substitution chart

Second sample 20 epi reed 2-3-3

177 units of 8

15-20 pattern shafts

Damask Trim

Notes:

185 warp threads

Wound separate waste warp of various cotton yarns.

Draft comes from Nancy Arthur Hoskin's Tabby to Taquete pg. 281 this design comes from another Roman Burial Pillow excavated from Antinoe Egypt. #26.812/21 Musee Historique des Tisus, Lyon, France.

Family Hoods

Notes:

The woven fabric has been used to create a pair hoods my husband, myself, and incidentally our son who often ends up wearing the unlined hood. The hood design is based on the Skjoldehamn hood (Løvlid, 2009). This hood was carbon dated to 995-1029 AD (Løvlid, 2009).

Taquete Sample 1

Notes:

These are my first taquete samples. These samples were woven on my drawloom as part of an experiment to see how weaving taquete would work on a drawloom. There is much debate as to whether there sumptous fabrics were woven on the drawloom or using heddle rods.

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