Specialist in early medieval embroidery. Interested in early medieval material culture and its place in society.
I know I've mentioned this briefly in the updated 'About Me' section but I thought you would like to know that I've now got six videos live on my YouTube channel. They range from shorts that show how stitches are worked to longer videos that discuss different aspects of projects like the Cuthbert Maniple Recreation... Continue Reading →
📣Exciting news 📣 The French documentary on the Bayeux Tapestry that I was interviewed for, along with others, will be shown on BBC4 this Tuesday. Here’s the link for those of you who are interested: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015nnc Ps, it is showing in English Image description: a screenshot of the BBC4 schedule showing the advertised program
Hello everyone. This month we celebrate the 1st May 2021 with a post by Emma 'Bruni' Boast (MA). Emma is a champion of what I think is a really exciting fibre craft, nalbinding. In this post she tells us all about this ancient craft from an archaeologist's and heritage crafter's perspective in 'The never-ending explanations,... Continue Reading →
Dr Alexandra Makin 