IMC 2013: Sessions

Session 1508: DISTAFF, I: Focus on Fibre

Sponsor:	DISTAFF: Discussion, Interpretation & Study of Textile Arts, Fabrics & Fashion Session
Organiser:	Gale R. Owen-Crocker, School of Arts, Languages & Cultures, University of Manchester
Moderator/Chair:	Elizabeth Coatsworth, now retired
Paper 1508-a	English and Continental Terminologies for Wool-Based Textiles (Language: English) John H. A. Munro, Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Downtown Index terms: Economics - Trade, Language and Literature - Dutch, Language and Literature - Middle English, Language and Literature - Italian
Paper 1508-b	Hedging on Heckles: Identifying Flax Working Tools from Medieval Novgorod (Language: English) Heidi Sherman, Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Economics - Rural, Folk Studies, Social History
Paper 1508-c	3-Harness Linen Weaves: Experimental Archaeology (Language: English) Anne Reaves, Department of English & Communication, Marian University, Indianapolis Index terms: Archaeology - General, Economics - Trade
Abstract	The papers in this session combine archaeology/history and practical experience to define the differences between woollens and worsteds and to examine linen prodicts and tools.