[MR] cotton

[Jeanne]

I have a word doc on cotton documentation for anyone who is interested.  It
was sent to me by a wonderful lady from the SCA-Garb list.

Soffya
http://www.aeonline.biz/Links.htm
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Subject: [MR] cotton


What someone said in the authenticity thread (I can't remember who since the
thread is so long) implied that cotton was not a period fabric.  It prompted
me to do a little research.  This is what I found out:  1) cotton fabric is
at
least 7,000 years old - found by archaelogists in Mexico, 2) In Pakistan and
Egypt, cotton was being grown, spun, and woven in 3,000 BC, 3) Arab
merchants
brought cotton cloth to Europe @ 800 AD, 4) Cotton was introduced to America
in
the mid 1500's.  So, all of my fellow SCAdians who've been wondering about
the authenticity of their cotton garb, relax.
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