Happy New Year everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful festive season. To start 2022 off with a bang, I am really pleased to be able to bring you a post by Nadeem Ahmad, who is taking us to 5th-century Central CE Asian culture of Sogdiana. Nadeem is the founding member and lead... Continue Reading →

Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I am in the process of putting together my first batch of kits. The Bayeux Tapestry Peacock is based on the green peacock in the upper border of the Bayeux Tapestry. The materials in this kit are all authentic. The linen is handwoven to the... Continue Reading →

Hello everyone and welcome to the December post of Early medieval (mostly) Textiles. This month we travel slightly forward in time to the period often called the High and Late Middle Ages (1000-1250 and 1250-1500 CE respectively). I am delighted to introduce (Dr) Jessica Grimm who is talking about gold-work embroidery. She is passionate about... Continue Reading →

This month we turn our attention to Bolton in the UK and Egypt, as we look at textile evidence from one settlement, Qasr Ibrim, which was occupied for a number of periods from the 8th century BCE to 1812. I am really pleased to introduce Sarah Hitchens, who is investigating the surviving textile evidence and... Continue Reading →

Welcome to this autumnal blog post. As I type, the weather is beginning to turn so, if you're in the northern hemisphere, grab a hot drink and hunker down. If you're in the southern hemisphere, grab a cool drink and sit out in the spring sun. Its time for our next installment of Early Medieval... Continue Reading →

Welcome to this month's Early Medieval (mostly) Textiles blog post. I am really pleased to be able to bring you a post by Fara Otterbeck, who is discussing her work and findings when making and using replicas of a Viking Age (900 - 950 CE) silk cap discovered in excavations at 16 - 22 Coppergate,... Continue Reading →

Welcome to the 14th Early Medieval (mostly) Textiles blog post. This month Isabella Rosner is discussing one of my favourite embroidery techniques, Blackwork. I know you may be thinking that this technique does not date back to the early medieval period but you're in for a surprise. Enjoy. Isabella Rosner is a second-year Ph.D. student... Continue Reading →

Welcome to the latest post for the Early Medieval (mostly) Textiles blog. This month I am excited to announce that the post has been written by (Dr) Charlotte Rimstad of the National Museum of Denmark, who is discussing the Fashioning the Viking Age project. Charlotte Rimstad is a textile archaeologist with more than 10 years... Continue Reading →

I've finally found the time to upload the latest post to my YouTube channel Early Medieval Embroidery. You can watch it and listen to my commentary about the working process when stitching the halo on the Cuthbert Maniple Recreation Project here: https://youtu.be/4W2M9sg_X-8 Enjoy!