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Joan,
I do not have a reference for this, but I remember that years ago while
doing grad research I learned that the two blue threads/stripes woven into the
selvedges of wool fabrics was required in England during a particular era. It
was a trade regulation/requirement. I can't remember now whether it was
specifically for export regulations or just to identify the fabric as English
manufactured. I know that I often see this sort of selvedge in the wool fabric
used for samplers in the 1800's and everytime I do I wish I had kept better
track of that bit of history. If this is the sort of information you are
looking for I will try to find the referrence in my now very old notes.
Sandy Troon
Oregon Textile Workshop
On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:37:00 -0400 Joan Kiplinger < jkip@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
I just checked out that book today with a bookseller and
learned it is not about fabrics but about the cultural changes in our
society.
harby ezzeldeen wrote:
Dear Joan
First of all happy easter , you can order this book from
this website www.amazon.com
Selvages and Biases: The Fabric
of History in American Culture
Publisher:
Cornell
University press (August
1987)
ISBN-10: 0801419247
ISBN-13: 978-0801419249
accept my best
wishes
Harby Ezzeldeen
Does anyone know a good book or article on the history of
selvages? I am specifically trying to find out why some wools have a
different color selvage than the fabric and why some cottons, silks and
linens have varying widths of blue stripes in the selvage area. I think
the stripes may have something to do with a code for manufacturer or mill
origin.
Would appreciate any suggestions and
sources.
Thanx, Joan
Harby Ezzeldeen Hassan Ahmed.
B.A, M.A Historical Textiles Conservation.
Textiles Conservator.
Assistant
Lecturer- Conservation Department-
Faculty of Archeology- Cairo
University- Egypt.
Ph.D Candidate ?Biotechnology Application in
Textiles Conservation?.
Department of Chemical Engineering- National
Technical University of Athens-Greece.
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