Antique roll of handwoven pure linen - German - 19th century #6 - very fine and quite wide
This roll was purchased five years ago, at a time when I had a connection with a seller in Germany who was buying up a lot of these pieces. They are practically impossible to find now. They were spun and woven on narrow looms to make household linen out of, and they frequently made up part of a country-woman’s dowry chest. This one is very fine for handspun linen, and is a beautiful soft silver colour with shots of darker threads. It has been well-stored, probably in a wooden chest, but the interaction of oxygen with the natural oils in all natural fibres has caused the visible marking/foxing over the fabric. In my experience, this will come out with a good long soak, but I wouldn’t try to treat the whole roll at once. This fabric also takes up natural dyes, specifically natural indigo, absolutely beautifully. This roll measures 74cm wide by 10.09 metres long
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To purchase, please contact me.
This roll was purchased five years ago, at a time when I had a connection with a seller in Germany who was buying up a lot of these pieces. They are practically impossible to find now. They were spun and woven on narrow looms to make household linen out of, and they frequently made up part of a country-woman’s dowry chest. This one is very fine for handspun linen, and is a beautiful soft silver colour with shots of darker threads. It has been well-stored, probably in a wooden chest, but the interaction of oxygen with the natural oils in all natural fibres has caused the visible marking/foxing over the fabric. In my experience, this will come out with a good long soak, but I wouldn’t try to treat the whole roll at once. This fabric also takes up natural dyes, specifically natural indigo, absolutely beautifully. This roll measures 74cm wide by 10.09 metres long
Please click on the photos to open them up full-sized.
To purchase, please contact me.
This roll was purchased five years ago, at a time when I had a connection with a seller in Germany who was buying up a lot of these pieces. They are practically impossible to find now. They were spun and woven on narrow looms to make household linen out of, and they frequently made up part of a country-woman’s dowry chest. This one is very fine for handspun linen, and is a beautiful soft silver colour with shots of darker threads. It has been well-stored, probably in a wooden chest, but the interaction of oxygen with the natural oils in all natural fibres has caused the visible marking/foxing over the fabric. In my experience, this will come out with a good long soak, but I wouldn’t try to treat the whole roll at once. This fabric also takes up natural dyes, specifically natural indigo, absolutely beautifully. This roll measures 74cm wide by 10.09 metres long
Please click on the photos to open them up full-sized.
To purchase, please contact me.