I fully understand your rationale, and agree with it. I think it looks splendid. "Hand-twisted cordage, from nettle..."! That would be really grand!
As for Dame Eleanor (the persona, not me) "she spends most of her time at the court of Elizabeth I, as a confidante, lady-in-waiting, and a member of the Queen's suite, when not attending to her manor lands", so naturally, she enjoys a fair deal of comfort. Wrought iron was very much more readily avalable in my period...1575-90 England, so it works well for me, in that way. :)
And to braies or not to braies...just follow your bliss. ;->
no subject
As for Dame Eleanor (the persona, not me) "she spends most of her time at the court of Elizabeth I, as a confidante, lady-in-waiting, and a member of the Queen's suite, when not attending to her manor lands", so naturally, she enjoys a fair deal of comfort. Wrought iron was very much more readily avalable in my period...1575-90 England, so it works well for me, in that way. :)
And to braies or not to braies...just follow your bliss. ;->