/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1839309
"rags" as you call them, were no means of wiping your butt during that time period. all kinds of cloth, linen, woven fiber or the like were very valuable and required a long time to manufacture. left over fabric was by no means a waste product and was used for multi role purposes until it began to desintigrate. they definately wouldnt use it to wipe their ass and then discard of it.
take ropes for example. rope and string were one of the most expensive every day use items. clothing was extremely expensive, compared to todays relative value.