I feel guilty sometimes thinking about how wasteful I am. Sure, I do my part to try to recycle and buy organic, but those didn’t really require much thought on my part. I suppose banning the use paper and plastic goods in my house was a mini achievement, but a year has past now…
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A day at the park always relaxes me. The trees, the sunshine, birds chirping, kids playing, and no one is rushing to be anywhere else. This in itself is a great reprieve from the hustle of daily living. Just imagine how mesmerizing this time can be if you are surrounded by fair maidens, honorable knights,…
How you let linen do its thing in order to do yours a little better. You love the way linen falls gently on your body, allowing you to feel free and unfettered. So why not let linen do what it does best to make your life a little easier? Here are three things you can…
Like the Greeks and the Etruscans they eventually conquered, Roman men and women prized simplicity and elegance. They were also very fond of linen. While Roman clothing copied many Greek and Etruscan styles, the Romans also included fashions from other conquered regions that formed the Roman Empire. Like most other Ancient cultures, the Romans took…
The Ancient Greeks knew a thing or two about elegance and simplicity so it is no surprise that one of their most popular fabric choices was linen. Linen’s versatility and beautiful draping made it the perfect choice for the fashionable Greeks of the Classical Period. Crinkled linen was very fashionable and was produced either by…
A glimpse at what linen brings to the musical stage. If you’ve ever been to a Renaissance festival, you’ve probably seen plenty of folks wearing linen as they play their festive Celtic music. But linen isn’t confined to being worn by musicians playing music of old. It has made its way on plenty of other…
Ahhh, linen. It is beautiful, versatile, durable and luxurious. It is no wonder that the Ancient Egyptians, rich and poor alike, prized it above all other fabrics. The hot climate of Egypt made lightweight clothing mandatory and linen offered the perfect solution. The flax could be woven into a fine weave that kept the wearer…
Balance, symmetry, and longevity: three traits shared by an artist and his linen canvases. A work 12 years in process, Marek Tobolewski’s ongoing Continuum series is a dizzying array of lines drawn, erased, redrawn, removed a second time, and finally settled upon. While the British native has a thing for correcting and re-correcting, the final…
If you want to complete your period outfit from the French and Indian War era, chances are you’ve been saving up for the Fort Frederick Market Fair in Western Maryland on April 22-25. “œThe Market Fair is the most prestigious 18th-century market fair in the entire country,” says Neal Redmond. He and his wife, Margie,…
The benefits of eating flax oil have been becoming more known recently, and using it to prepare foods has been gaining in popularity. Less well known are the benefits of actually wearing linen clothing. Imagine that you could wear clothing that looked great and felt comfortable – and was actually healthy for you! You would…
The Ozarks of Arkansas may not be the first setting that comes to mind when thinking of Spring Renaissance festivals. But at the University of Arkansas Community College in Batesville (UACCB) each April, a unique Renaissance celebration occurs with a unique focus: helping Arkansas high school students learn and appreciate Renaissance history and culture. Batesville…
Why Linen? Like many historical reenactors, when I started in this hobby, the clothing I wore was just the means to an end. We have to wear correct historical clothing in order to participate in our hobby. It’s our uniform, just like footballers wear shoulder pads and helmets and baseball players wear cleats and caps….
A truism often overlooked, Raghavendra Rathore knows it, protects it, loves it. Through the ages, many wise men and women have decided a person’s fate with a quick turn of the phrase: “œYou are what you eat,” “œAll work and no play make Jack a dull boy,” “œGod helps those who help themselves.” But none…
It is possible to glimpse life in a medieval linen drapers shop thanks to an illuminated manuscript the Tacuinum of Vienna. Tacuinum Sanitatis were medieval medical books devoted to health and sanitation. Five unique copies of these manuscripts survive in different cities from which they take their names.. They were written in Latin which had…
It all started with an announcement: Russian fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin was bringing linen to the catwalk. Even bigger news was that he was considering building a new textile industry and fashion center, with linen as its centerpiece. For a designer known for flamboyant dresses and suits capped off with odd hairpieces, gaudy jewelry, accessories,…
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