tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post592576013616905430..comments2024-03-24T21:42:17.025-04:00Comments on Loose Threads: <small>Yet Another Costuming Blog</small>: New ATR Articles About Clothing ReconstructionsCathy Raymondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-74769067496997175802018-01-14T17:10:09.416-05:002018-01-14T17:10:09.416-05:00Actually, the Lendbreen project DID do some sample...Actually, the Lendbreen project DID do some sample spinning for just that purpose! (I hadn't caught that part of the article when I wrote my quick post). Here's what Professors Vedeler and Hammarlund reported about it: <br /><br />"At the same time, a spinning experiment was conducted: 10 hand-spinners from across Norway were given 50 g of the processed fibre material to spin a yarn with the same diameter and degree of twist as observed in the original tunic.1 On average, it took the spinners c. 11 hours to comb and spin 50 g of the wool, making an average amount of 292 m per 50 g. The spinners had very varied experience, and the time they used also varied significantly, from seven to 17.5<br />hours. From this, it can be concluded that, despite the careful sorting and preparation process, short hair,<br />kemp fibres and small lumps still present in the wool made it difficult to spin an even yarn. About 2.5 kg of<br />wool was used to make yarns for the reconstruction of two tunics. Based on the results of the spinning experiment, hand spinning the yarn for the reconstruction would have taken about 270 hours for one tunic or c.<br />540 hours for both."Cathy Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-35498565611418119542018-01-14T15:52:39.279-05:002018-01-14T15:52:39.279-05:00Ooooh, interesting.
It would have been especiall...Ooooh, interesting. <br /><br />It would have been especially good if they'd done a sample of the spinning so that they could calculate the time that would have taken, too. That said ... I'm not sure you'd manage to find anyone doing production-level spinning without a wheel barring perhaps S. America (where the spinning tradition/technique is different anyway). So, arguable as to whether any estimate even if done would have been valid.Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07941566213672427040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-92048808769613885272018-01-13T21:52:24.539-05:002018-01-13T21:52:24.539-05:00You're welcome!
ATR (which used to be calle...You're welcome! <br /><br />ATR (which used to be called "Archaeological Textiles Newsletter" or ATN) recently put ALL of their back issues from No. 1 through 57 on line on their website for FREE download last year. You should go back and look through those (ATR/ATN has the tables of contents for all their back issues on line too). Their current plan is to put all new issues going forward on their site for free download, after a time lag. So you'll eventually be able to read all of Issue No. 59 so long as you have an Internet connection. Cathy Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-7548652483535255022018-01-13T21:15:07.808-05:002018-01-13T21:15:07.808-05:00Thank you for linking those!Thank you for linking those!Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.com