My try on Birka B9 in two-hole technique. I really like it despite that the second motive is slightly out of proportion. Soon finished
#tabletweaving #birka #historicaltextiles #vikingage

Nearly packed, everything staged, and I am just ironing my clothing. 8:30 PM and the site is only 10 minutes from my home. This shall be a lovely weekend. #PreppedEarly #HistoricalTextiles #DemoLifestyle

The 700 textile pieces compiled by John Forbes Watson belong to generations of weavers, printers, and dyers in South Asia.

Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#FashionConservatory #TextileArt #HistoricalTextiles #TextileHistory #CulturalHeritage #Preservation

It's finished! The woven part is 2m long and tassels add cca 10 cm on each end. Very soon listed in my little shop www.svetlonoska.com
Based on an archaeological find from the Viking age Sweden commonly known as "Birka B9"
#tabletweaving #handwoven #reenactmet #vikingage #historicaltextiles

Paper rec: Hayward, M. (2015) 'Dressed in blue: the impact of woad on English clothing, c.1350-c.1670', Costume, 49(2), pp. 168-185. doi.org/10.1179/0590... Interesting article, especially with woad being such an old, recorded, dye. #DressHistory #HistoricalTextiles

🧺 The Washerwoman's Ash Lye Secret

In medieval southern Germany, the washerwoman shows a visiting townsman how linen gets clean without soap — just wood-ash lye, cold running water, and hard labor with a…

#medievallife #lyewashing #historicaltextiles #medievallaundry #livinghistory #GrokImagine

Shaman's poncho
hide and pigment
Tlingit culture
Alaska
c. 1850

#tlingit #tlingitart #ritual #religion #tlingitculture #alaska #alaskanart #indigenousart #shamanism #firstnation #ceremonialgarment #nativeamericanhistory #culturalheritage #tribalart #anthropology #historicaltextiles

#booklaunch
#dublinireland
#textilesarchaeology #historicaltextiles
Tomorrow is the Dublin launch for Textiles of Ireland, Archaeology, Craft, Art, Elizabeth Wincott Heckett, edited by Mary Ann Williams.
Those in Dublin come along for chats on Ireland's archaeological textile profile. See below.

I love Jacobean #blackwork, aka #holbeinstitch, a centuries-old form of embroidery that involves precision and repetition. This piece, that fits in the palm of your hand, took about 6 hours. Any other blackwork enthusiasts out there? #sewing #embroidery #handsewing #textiles #historicaltextiles

Here's my wee Short about the silk museum Almgren that I visited today. youtube.com/shorts/YB1md... #historicaltextiles #thewayfaringpath #sweden #sverige #silk #stockholm

The Ancient Pazyryk Rug (4th-3rd century BC) & Oriental carpets!
youtu.be/u9LtjwbCQHU

#PazyrykRug
#OrientalCarpets
#AncientArt
#TextileHistory
#CarpetWeaving
#CulturalHeritage
#Archaeology
#PersianCarpets
#HistoricalTextiles
#AncientCraftsmanship