Viking weaving

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Tablet weaving is a weaving technique where tablets (cards) are used to create the shed through which the weft is passed. It is well suited for creating narrow work such abelts, straps, or garment trims. The technique dates back at least to the 8th century BCE in Europe. Elaborate tablet-woven bands are found in many high status Iron Age and medieval graves, among these the Oseberg and Gokstad Viking ship burials. In Norway this ancestral technique is still used today in the woven belt of of…

Viking Textiles - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The York housewife in the Viking Age was highly skilled in cloth making and could spin yarn, weave cloth, and sew garments using simple tools. She would spin raw wool or flax into yarn using a distaff and spindle, then weave cloth on a basic warp-weighted loom that could be folded and stored. Finished cloth could be dyed or bleached using natural dyes before being made into clothing.

I like to think that the colors in latest piece on which I am working were inspired by early morning and late evening skies that I have been lucky to see in my travels. Maybe last year while I sat …

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Oseberg pattern in 60/2 silk

Green tablet woven belt, 100% wool, for historical reenactment, SCA and LARP. The belt features a geometric, diagonal pattern and earthy muted colors. Length: 245 cm / 96.5", plus tassels Width: 3.5 cm / 1.4 inch Color: forest green, light green, natural undyed beige Material: 100% sheep wool from New Zealand, processed in Lithuania Historical inspiration: brocaded band found at Stary Brzesc in Poland, dated to the 13th c. Similar patterns in tablet weaving (diagonals) have been known since…

I am often asked, What is viking knit? So, I've decided to share my technique in photos, a lovely viking knit bracelet from beginning to end. Lovely handmade chains have been found in Viking treasure troves in Scandinavia. Made from melted down coins turned into fine wire, these chains…

I decided to make my loom from Ash. It's a commonly used type of wood in the Viking age, relatively easy to work with, and with the Emerald Ash Borer quickly approaching our area I didn't feel too bad about cutting down some young trees. So first I went out to the woods to collect trees. I needed two uprights about 8 ft tall and 4 in diameter, each one with a somewhat matching suitable fork for the cloth beam at the end, a beam about 6 ft long and 4 in diameter for the cloth beam (as…

Viking clothing and jewellery was made up of relatively simple, often home made garb, adorned with stylish jewellery from around the world.

Viking Braids - Make a Trollen Wheel: A Trollen Wheel is a tool for making patterned cords or ropes which dates back centuries. There is some debate about whether Vikings actually used these or not, but it is a popular craft for children at medieval fairs and Viking-age reenactments non…

Lofoten / Norway / Lofotr Viking Museum

Viking Knit. Necklaces and bracelets made of wire. Wire Wrap tutorial. Today we will weave the Viking necklace. From this lesson you will learn how to weave a Viking chain from the wire. We will use a special aluminum wire 1 mm thick. For a Viking bracelet, of course, much less wire is needed.

Come here! I’d like to teach you something! See the printable summary handout (without photos) here Many braiding and weaving techniques have been used throughout history to turn thin threads into stronger cords. Most people in the SCA are familiar with the cords that can be produced through fingerweaving and lucet work, but there is ... Read more

The Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH) was in Oakland this past weekend. I had heard of the show, but hadn't been able to...