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Dr Alexandra Makin

Specialist in early medieval embroidery. Interested in early medieval material culture and its place in society.

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Ok, not the best picture but.....

I am back in the loop stitch zone!

Practicing the ‘simply’ version of loop stitch before I plunge into using it to join the seams of the pouch together.

Not early medieval but I’m loving the embroidery on the Queen’s jacket /coat today (see second photo).

Gorgeous greens from my walk this morning

An experiment on YouTube this week. Let me know what you think either here or in the YouTube comments section. I’m planning a play list series of different stitches.

This blog engages with textiles and their cultural history from a period that we today commonly describe by using terms such as Anglo-Saxon and Viking. This is an inclusive site and does not misappropriate or support the use of these or any other terms in order to promote racist ideologies. The administrator reserves the right to remove offensive content.

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