a spiderweb woven of silence

I felt like painting fabric and textures

At some point Genly says that someone (himself?) was wearing a winter hieb with long sleeves so I imagined they have summer ones with short sleeves. And I think the hieb is like a medieval tunic that goes down to mid tights, in some sort of fleece or corduroy fabric, and the winter one is layered with fur inside. This is the piece of clothing I have clearer in my mind. Except I can't figure out where the pocket is.

Maybe knitfur is some kind of mohair? All fluffy and super soft and light? I dunno I just placed my part of the fight. So hope someone disagrees with me for op's sake.

And I can't for the love of me imagine the difference between Karhidish breeches and Orgoreyn leggins. I think breeches are more baggy while leggins are more tight all the way down...?

Okay, then shirts. Are shirts open in front with a lot of buttons? Or are they pulled on from above your head? And yes, I think they must have some sort of tee-shirt under shirts, but then sometimes Estraven wears only a shirt... Shirts confuse me, I never know how to draw them. Usually I imagine them a thick cotton fabric, they are pulled on like a t-shirt but also the collar opens a bit, and the collar is "korean style".

One problem: what goes between the shirt and the hieb? I imagine in summer nothing. In winter maybe a knitted sweater of some kind. What does it look like? Is this the knitfur piece, light and super warm or is it a heavy knitted piece? I think in the tent Genly keeps his on and Estraven takes it off and stays only with his shirt.

Second problem: what does the coat look like? I cannot imagine the coat. Is it longer or shorter than the hieb? Does it look like leather or does it look like a technical quilted jacket? They probably have both... What did they wear in Karhide? And on the ice?

Since we are given that the sea life gets…bigger than any terrestrial fauna, I do wonder if fish leather could also explain what summer hiebs might be made out of: waterproof over layer to keep the rain out. (Course, then it would suck ass for any layering outside of summer, so….maybe not)

old vers of the post under the cut:

"You for my sake - I for yours", he said, and laughed again, a slight cheerful sound in the heavy silence. These days since we came down from the pass have been much hard work for no gain, but Ai is no longer downcast, nor over hopeful; and he has more patience with me. Maybe the drugs are sweated out of him. Maybe we have learned to pull together.

This is Estraven’s phrase.

(Examples of Estraven using it:)