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Beatrix
Experiment!
23. April 2024
The video doesn´t work (at least for me). If I click on "activate" or the play-button it just disapp...
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...
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French shepherds in a particular region used to walk on stilts - and apparently, if you learn how to do it at an early age, you can be really good with stilt-walking.
Alex Makin has made a video about the stitches in the Bayeux tapestry:
And finally, in case you've missed it (I think I posted that before somewhere) - you can download Karina Grömer's book about prehistoric textiles "Prähistorische Textilkunst in Mitteleuropa" for free from this e-library. The English version is also available behind the link. Enjoy!
Alex Makin has made a video about the stitches in the Bayeux tapestry:
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Heather
on Montag, 24. Januar 2022 14:57
And as my pavlovian reaction to mention of the Bayeux Tapestry: compulsory plug for Reading Museum (free entry, central Reading, UK) with their full scale Victorian replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, only difference to the original is a set of underpants:
https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/your-visit/permanent-galleries/bayeux-gallery