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   Message 143,755 of 144,800   
   William Vetter to Shawn Wilson   
   Re: Anyone know about Medieval cloth?   
   13 Oct 14 09:42:41   
   
   From: mdhangton@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, October 7, 2014 1:07:13 PM UTC-4, Shawn Wilson wrote:   
   > On Monday, October 6, 2014 7:09:34 PM UTC-7, Jymesion wrote:   
   > > Unfortunately, there's one thing I've never found explicitly stated:   
   >   
   > > how does it compare to readily available cloth today?   
   >   
   > Rougher, coarser, thicker, poor color selection, poor color retention,   
      
   This is true.  Natural dyes will provide duller and less fast stains than the   
   synthetic dyes we're used to.  They can be faded by sunlight also.  That goes   
   for stained wood for cabinetry also.   
      
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