Flax | Garter | ​Gauntlets
21/04/29 10:31:18



Flax

      


Unspun natural fibres from the flax, common flax or linseed plant linum usitatissimun. Flax is a soft, flexible and lustrous fibre that is stronger, but less elastic than cotton and is used to produce linen fabrics like damans and lace. Flax is one of the oldest fibre crops in the world – production and usage was first carried out 5000 years ago with the domestication of the plant in the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East.





Garter



A loop of cloth used to hold stockings up. In its modern from, garters are decorative lace, silk and ribbon accessories, often worn by women underneath their wedding dresses as part of a tradition involving taking off part of the bride’s clothing to bring good luck. However, before the discovery of elastic in Elizabethan times, leather or heavy cloth garters were worn just below the knee in order to keep socks and stockings in place.





Gauntlets


                          


A glove that covers the wrist, hand, fingers and forearms to provide covering and protection. Gauntlets may be produced from a wide variety of materials, including leather and steel. Gauntlets were a fundamental part of a protective suit of armour to protect the hands. Nowadays, gloves with one opening for all the fingers are sometimes called gauntlets. Pictured is a white leather female riding gauntlet decorated with lace and a tapestry woven in silk and gold, possibly created by Sheldon Tapestry Workshops in the 16th or 17th century.

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