Here are some random links for you:
German article about dye analysis in textiles. And a second one about the same team and topic.
At the Unperfekthaus in Essen, there's a tablet weaver meeting on November 16 - read more about it here if that sounds like you want to join in.
An early medieval whorl with inscription has been found in Poland.
The Textile Research Centre Leiden has an exhibition about socks and stockings that will run until December 19.