Cloth

Information from Textiles and Clothing, c. 1150-c.1450. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 4, by Elisabeth Crowfoot, Frances Pritchard and Kay Staniland (1992), pg. 122-123:
Satin-woven silks first appear in London deposits of the late 14th century. Satin cloth was introduced to England no later than the last quarter of the 13th century. By the late 14th century satin garments were fashionable, including doublets and tunics, and satin was used for furnishings like cushions and bedhangings.
This is a fragment of five-end satin, woven from warp yarn with a strong Z-twist and weft yarn lacking any appreciable twist. It is warp-faced. The density of the threads is lower than modern satins so the cloth had a looser texture. This fragment is dyed with madder, which is now a salmon-pink colour, with a contrasting yellowish-white selvedge 6mm wide. The edge consists of a series of paired ends (interspersed with an occasional single end or groups of four/five ends). The yarn for the selvedge would have been prepared separately from the main cloth.