Weaving – Athenaeum

Fiber Arts, Weaving,

Teaching Tablet Weaving During the Plague and Beyond

by Elewys of Finchingefeld July 9, 2020 10 Comments

Exploration of the Oseberg 12L1 woven band, the pattern, fibers, and theories about what it may have looked like in period. I have also been using modern technology to make learning more accessible to beginning tablet weavers.

Alchemy, Embellished Objects, Embroidery, Experimental Archaeology, Fiber Arts, Textiles, Weaving,

Margaret Hamilton of Stirlingshire

by Margaret Hamilton of Stirlingshire July 7, 2020 16 Comments

A sample of wool cloth based on an extant textile excavated from Baynard’s Castle.
Embroidery in silk based on extant finds in the eras around the Song Dynasty.