From: "Sandra L. Troon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: selvages
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 16:23:13 +0000
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<DIV>Joan,</DIV>
<DIV>I do not have a reference for this, but I remember that years ago =
while=20
doing grad research I learned that the two blue threads/stripes woven into =
the=20
selvedges of wool fabrics was required in England during a particular era. =
It=20
was a trade regulation/requirement. I can't remember now whether it was=20
specifically for export regulations or just to identify the fabric as =
English=20
manufactured. I know that I often see this sort of selvedge in the wool =
fabric=20
used for samplers in the 1800's and everytime I do I wish I had kept better=
=20
track of that bit of history. If this is the sort of information you =
are=20
looking for I will try to find the referrence in my now very old notes.&=
nbsp;=20
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sandy Troon</DIV>
<DIV>Oregon Textile Workshop</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:37:00 -0400 Joan Kiplinger <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</A>> writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D+1>I just checked out that book today with a bookseller=
and=20
learned it is not about fabrics but about the cultural changes in our=20
society.</FONT><BR><BR>harby ezzeldeen wrote: </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Dear Joan </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>First of all happy easter , you can order this book=
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this website <SPAN class=3Da><FONT color=3D#008000><A=20
href=3D"http://www.amazon.com">www.amazon.com</A></FONT></SPAN></FONT><=
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color=3D#008000><FONT size=3D3> 1) <SPAN=20
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href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/002-9908920=
-2744832?%5Fencoding=3DUTF8&search-type=3Dss&index=3Dbooks&=
field-author=3DMichael%20G.%20Kammen"><FONT=20
color=3D#003399>Michael G.=20
Kammen</FONT></A><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT></O:P></SPAN></=
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<DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 6pt 0in 6pt -0.25in"><FONT=20
color=3D#008000><B><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><=
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size=3D3><SPAN> </SPAN>Selvages and Biases: The=
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of History in American Culture </FONT></SPAN></B><=
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1987) <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV><FONT color=3D#008000></FONT>
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0801419247=20
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</SPAN>ISBN-13:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> 978-=
0801419249=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT=20
color=3D#008000> accept my best=20
wishes </FONT></SPAN></DIV><FONT color=3D#008000></FONT>
<DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 6pt 0in 6pt -0.25in"><FONT=20
color=3D#008000> Harby =
Ezzeldeen=20
</FONT></DIV><FONT color=3D#008000></FONT>
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color=3D#008000></FONT>
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008000></FONT>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><O:P></O:=
P></SPAN></DIV><FONT=20
color=3D#008000></FONT>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><O:P></O:=
P></SPAN></DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Joan=20
Kiplinger <A class=3Dmoz-txt-link-rfc2396E=20
href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]"><[log in to unmask]></A></I></B>=20
wrote:</DIV></DIV>
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,=
255) 2px solid"><FONT=20
size=3D+1>Does anyone know a good book or article on the history of=20
selvages? I am specifically trying to find out why some wools have a=
=20
different color selvage than the fabric and why some cottons, silks =
and=20
linens have varying widths of blue stripes in the selvage area. I =
think=20
the stripes may have something to do with a code for manufacturer or =
mill=20
origin. <BR><BR>Would appreciate any suggestions and=20
sources.<BR><BR>Thanx, Joan<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000bf><EM><STRONG>Harby Ezzeldeen Hassan Ahmed=
.=20
<BR>B.A, M.A Historical Textiles Conservation.=20
</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000bf><EM><STRONG>Textiles Conservator.<BR>=
Assistant=20
Lecturer- Conservation Department- <BR>Faculty of Archeology- Cairo=
=20
University- Egypt. <BR>Ph.D Candidate =93Biotechnology Application =
in=20
Textiles Conservation=94. <BR>Department of Chemical Engineering- =
National=20
Technical University of Athens-Greece.</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
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