tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post5735152100505132724..comments2024-03-24T21:42:17.025-04:00Comments on Loose Threads: <small>Yet Another Costuming Blog</small>: The Bog BlouseCathy Raymondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-51247359941462756952014-03-13T00:17:08.782-04:002014-03-13T00:17:08.782-04:00Huh. Looking at the construction of that blouse, t...Huh. Looking at the construction of that blouse, the construction of the crotch of pasbyxor (sp? Poofy Viking pants) and Thorsburg trousers makes a little more sense ( I made a bunch of tiny pairs to figure it out, and was just wondering how that construction came to be).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-14628298600754843432014-03-10T18:06:18.400-04:002014-03-10T18:06:18.400-04:00I agree with you about the slubs and color suggest...I agree with you about the slubs and color suggesting a handwoven fabric; that's why I use fabrics-store.com. <br /><br />I will probably make the blouse long enough to tuck into the skirt, because the skirt makes me itch unbearably if I fasten it over my naked waist! Cathy Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-83946987593373542422014-03-10T16:39:14.489-04:002014-03-10T16:39:14.489-04:00It's a very nice colour linen and I think the ...It's a very nice colour linen and I think the slight irregularities in yarn thickness do a good job of suggesting handmade fabric. With Bronze Age wools you get a certain amount of variation in yarn thickness so I'd imagine the same would have been true of linen. If it were me I'd certainly make the blouse in linen rather than wool, for cost reasons but also because I don't like wearing wool next to my skin.<br /><br />Besides, I think it's important not to have too closed a mind about what the ancients did or didn't have access to. Researchers once thought the ornately patterned cloth in Minoan and Mycenaean frescoes was a figment of the artists' imaginations, but now we know complex patterned textiles formed a major part of the Aegean economy back then.Stella Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469996244394603024noreply@blogger.com