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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...
Time for a Link Roundup.
It's that time of the month again... where I have way, way too many tabs open in the browser. Which means, yes, high time for a link dump!
Margarita Gleba and Susanna Harris have been working on the topic of splicing (instead of spinning) for a while now, and their research is making waves - case in point: Current Archaeology is featuring an article about spliced textiles.
Care more for blingy stuff? The "Schatz von Preslav", a Bulgarian treasure find from around 920, is currently on exhibition in the Louvre in Paris. Here's a German article about the treasure.
Tablet weaving, anyone? Viktoria Holmqvist's article about the Dune Belt and Eric of Pomerania's belt is available online as pdf, with some corrections to the original article printed in NESAT X.
Another book about tablet weaving will come out soon - Claudia Wollny and Ute Bargmann are publishing "roslein und wecklein", a transcription of a 15th century manuscript with patterns for brocaded tabletwoven bands. See more about it here.
And finally some music, played on a late 19th century guitar:
Margarita Gleba and Susanna Harris have been working on the topic of splicing (instead of spinning) for a while now, and their research is making waves - case in point: Current Archaeology is featuring an article about spliced textiles.
Care more for blingy stuff? The "Schatz von Preslav", a Bulgarian treasure find from around 920, is currently on exhibition in the Louvre in Paris. Here's a German article about the treasure.
Tablet weaving, anyone? Viktoria Holmqvist's article about the Dune Belt and Eric of Pomerania's belt is available online as pdf, with some corrections to the original article printed in NESAT X.
Another book about tablet weaving will come out soon - Claudia Wollny and Ute Bargmann are publishing "roslein und wecklein", a transcription of a 15th century manuscript with patterns for brocaded tabletwoven bands. See more about it here.
And finally some music, played on a late 19th century guitar:
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