Textiles and Clothing, C.1150-C.1450

Acknowledgements ix Conventions x Introduction 1(8) sources preservation of the textiles circumstances of deposition chapter content The excavations 9(6) by Alan Vince Techniques used in textile production 15(11) wool hair linen silk dyes looms Wool textiles 26(51) state of preservation the weaves of the cloths three-shed twills four-shed twills six-shed twills tabby weaves tabby weaves with weft-faced bands selected catalogue I tapestry selected catalogue II knitting felt Goathair textiles 77(3) processing goathair use of goathair textiles Linen textiles 80(2) self-patterned weaves finishing Silk textiles 82(45) silk in Roman Britain and Anglo-Saxon England sources of supply in the 12th to 14th centuries tabby-woven cloths tabby-woven cloths with self-patterned bands selected catalogue III tabby-woven cloth with band in 1.3 twill selected catalogue IV weft-patterned tabby selected catalogue V 3.1 twill damask selected catalogue VI 1.2 weft-faced compound twills selected catalogue VII 1.3 weft-faced compound twill selected catalogue VIII lampas weaves selected catalogue IX satin selected catalogue X satin damask selected catalogue XI Mixed cloths 127(3) half-silk velvets linen and wool union cloths Narrow wares 130(20) tablet-woven braids selected catalogue XII fingerloop braids plaited braids tabby-woven braids garters selected catalogue XIII hairnets selected catalogue XIV Sewing techniques and tailoring 150(49) sewing threads sewing techniques bindings and facings fastening methods decorative features construction dagges Appendix: the dyes 199(3) by Penelope Walton method of extraction and identification results Concordance 202(10) Glossary 212(3) Bibliography 215