Tag: weaving

• TBT: Iron Age Tunic, TBT to the Future

  In 2014, an iron age tunic was discovered along with a cache of artifacts that were previously frozen in a Norwegian glacier. The tunic was woven, had been patched several times, and had sleeves added after the original garment was made. More details about the textile and its construction are in this article, while the full…

  madgeface

  August 31, 2017

  wool

  archeology, lendbreen tunic, tbt, weaving

• TBT: Warping

  madgeface

  August 10, 2017

  inspiration, photography

  historic photography, lewis hine, national archives, tbt, throwback thursday, warp, warping, weaving

• Weaving? Weaving.

  I’ve been intrigued but daunted by weaving since a few of my knitting & spinning friends started and I swore I wasn’t going to add it to my repertoire. The cost of additional equipment also put me off, even starter rigid heddle looms range from around $100-$300. And floor looms, perhaps the ultimate in looms,…

  madgeface

  October 16, 2013

  craft

  handspun yarn, weaving, yarn