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Katrin
Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15. April 2024
As far as I know, some fabrics do get washed before they are sold, and some might not be. But I can'...
Kareina
Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15. April 2024
I have seen you say few times that "no textile ever is finished before it's been wet and dried again...
Katrin
How on earth did they do it?
27. März 2024
Ah, that's good to know! I might have a look around just out of curiosity.
I've since learned that w...
Heather Athebyne
How on earth did they do it?
25. März 2024
...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
Katrin
Hieroglyphs.
23. Februar 2024
Yes, that would sort of fit that aspect - but you can also go from bits of woods to sticks if you ar...
Presentation at the CTR, and things to read.
There's a presentation about (Re?)Building Textile Archaeology in the Nile Valley, hosted by the CTR, on December 9 - it's the inaugural lecture of Elsa Yvanez. You can join in with a pre-registration; more information about the lecture and how to attend can be found on the CTR website.
The Conversation has an article about the DNA of medieval Jews - apparently some mutations of the Ashkenazi subgroup can already be seen in gene samples from the 14th century.
An interesting site if you're looking at images with Christian content (and there's so, so many of them if you're looking at medieval art): christianiconography.info is a "Guide to Christian Iconography: Images, Symbols, and Texts".
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