Introduction to Medieval Fabrics Three Basic Weaves

his Episode we discuss the qualities and structures of the three most common high and late medieval fabrics and how to identify them, Twill Weave, Tabby Weave and Satins. We also briefly discuss some of the uses of these fabrics and the types of garments they may be used in. Follow me on social media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/modernmedie... Facebook / modernmedievalman --------------------------------------------------------------- Links and Sources Complex Weavers’ Medieval Textiles (Journal) – if you can find archived pdf copies of this online, I highly recommend it for medieval textile enthusiasts. Here, fellow historical textile people try to distil and recreate some examples of textiles from the middle ages, eg; Issue 33, September 2002, in addition to some fancy 15th century linen napery weaves, contributor Becky Day recreates a late 14th century cloth of ray, (medieval wool striped cloth incorporating plain and twill weaves) from Museum of London #309, and provides excellent photos. http://www.medievaltextiles.org/news3... THE STRUCTURE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEXTILES FROM THE EARLY AND HIGH MIDDLE AGES IN FINDS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC (PART 1) by Helena Březinová, Milena Bravermanová and Jana Bureš Víchová: http://vat.ft.tul.cz/2019/1/VaT_2019_... Crowfoot, Elisabeth, Frances Pritchard and Kay Staniland. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: Textiles and Clothing c.1150-c.1450. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2001. Pp 122-3, Plate 16, etc. Wikipedia - Plain weave - Twill - Satin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_w... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satin Fransen, Lilli, Anna Norgaard and Else Ostergard. Medieval Garments Reconstructed; Norse Clothing Patterns. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, 2011. A Stitch in Time: Essays in Honour of Lise Bender Jørgensen: https://www.academia.edu/10128999/2_2... Wikipedia – Oseberg Ship burial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oseberg... Oseberg textile finds: http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/art... Wikipedia – Wadmal (vaðmál): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadmal Silk Satin from London finds, late 14th C, also photographed in Textiles and Clothing by Crowfoot et al. https://collections.museumoflondon.or... Tabby woven wool cloth from London, : https://collections.museumoflondon.or... Tabby(?) woven silk from London, late 14th https://collections.museumoflondon.or... Reference to Roger Mortimer’s garments from Kay Staniland in ‘The Performance of Self: Ritual, Clothing and Identity During the Hundred Years War’, by Susan Crane. The Silk Trade of Lucca, by Florence Edler de Roover, Ph.D, and Medieval Textiles in the Cathedral of Uppsala, Sweden, by Dr Agnes Geijer: https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/... (Both of the above articles are from The Bulletin of The Needle and Bobbin Club, Volume 38, 1954, Numbers 1 & 2). https://aprilmunday.wordpress.com/tag... https://au.contrado.com/blog/what-is-... https://referenceworks.brillonline.co... The Clare Chasuble, one of the earliest known recovered items made from satin in England, late 13th century: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O9... -------------------------------------------------------------- Our channel is intended to discuss the skills needed to reenact, demonstrate and teach. We also discuss the historic context and research behind our findings. Popula Urbanum is latin for people of the city. We are recreating the burgeoning middle classes in the 14th century. ------------------------------------------------------------- Edited in Blender 2.8