Re: [Mid] Authentic Cotton

In a message dated Sun, 13 Jan 2002 10:48:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Ross & Deb Kerr" <dkmurphy@advant.net> writes:

> I realise this would not qualify as "documentation," but perhaps it will
> make some gentles feel better about their cotton garb. Unless all these
> websites I googled in about ten minutes are giving our incorrect
> information, cotton was indeed available to people in Europe during the
> Middle Ages. It may have been difficult to acquire or expensive, but
> nothing in these websites addresses those issues, so I do not know. But,
> logically, would you think it would have been as available and pricey as
> silk?
> The one thing I do know, I see a lot of cotton worn as garb, and it has
> never offended me.

I think, when we started this thread, the gentleman who was new was asking about reasonably cost-effective ways to get started with garb and equipment in the SCA.

I'm with you, Medb. When folks are giving it their best shot, go them!! And when we can find that great piece of authentically-compatible fabric, we should share with others so that all may benefit.

Katarina Peregrine
Gwyntarian, Middle
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Received on Mon Jan 14 13:53:32 2002