I thought the orange was linen, too, if it's from the shop where I saw it. It was a pretty white warp and coloured weft, right? I'd be fascinated to know how it was identified as ramie.
The style of dress does look as though it would be great for Summer garb. I might try something similar for my daughters, as they appear to have gone up a size since last Summer.
I think it is ramie, which is really a lot like linen but it is shinier, the hand is a bit different and it doesn't wear quite as well. I can't prove it like a match will identify synthetic, but it felt/looked that way to me. 8-> I have seen ramie sold as linen, sometimes with ramie in the small print. Spotlight often calls it handkerchief linen. I believe ramie is a perfectly period fibre too, (but I don't have references to hand so I won't be positive there.)
Depends on where and when is 'period', while Asian Boehmeria nivea is in the nettle family, it's usually Urtica dioica that is used to make European nettlecloth.
There are some ramieitems from late 16th century Korea, for example.
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I thought the orange was linen, too, if it's from the shop where I saw it. It was a pretty white warp and coloured weft, right? I'd be fascinated to know how it was identified as ramie.
The style of dress does look as though it would be great for Summer garb. I might try something similar for my daughters, as they appear to have gone up a size since last Summer.
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Depends on where and when is 'period', while Asian Boehmeria nivea is in the nettle family, it's usually Urtica dioica that is used to make European nettlecloth.
There are some ramie items from late 16th century Korea, for example.
Nettlecloth, according to Textiles in Archaeology seems to date back as early as the Bronze age. This article about modern nettle cultivation [PDF] has a bit more information in the introduction.
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