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[ANT] Fibers & Fletchings

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:47:37 -0400

Start: 2008/08/22 - 15:00

End: 2008/08/24 - 12:00

Timezone: US/Pacific

description:
Fibers & Fletchings will be held on Aug 22-24 in Bearwood, a canton of Aquaterra. Chancellor Helene de Navarre will be organizing the classes for this event and will be granting Ithra credit for all classes!

We are looking for instructors for this session, focusing primarily on anything fiber- or archery-related, but not exclusively! I'd like to offer classes for event-support, including heavy & rapier marshalling, field

Location:
Canton of Bearwood (Arlington, Washington)

Rare display of Shroud of Turin scheduled

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:52:40 -0400

The Turin Shroud will be displayed in public for the first time in ten years, coinciding with a new series of scientific tests. The Shroud has only been displayed five times in the past century.

The evolution of Roman garb

Tue, 20 May 2008 18:21:46 -0400

The textile and fashion website Fibre2fashion takes a look at the progression of Roman garb in a lengthy article. The piece analyzes the history of Roman clothing and textiles and discusses how it has influenced modern fashion. Includes references.

Foxley Manor: A 14th Century Journal

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:40:28 -0400

Online journal of 14th century interests and their re-creation.visit Foxley Manor: A 14th Century Journal

[ATL] Barony of Ponte Alto's A&S Practice

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:19:34 -0400

Start: 2008/04/20 - 13:30

End: 2008/04/20 - 16:30

Timezone: US/Eastern

description:
Please attend the Barony of Ponte Alto's A&S / Practice next Sunday April 20th from 1:30pm to 4:30pm at Lemon Road Elementary in Falls Church, VA to share lucet techniques, learn tips-n-tricks, and play with string on a Sunday afternoon! (( See below for address and directions ))

What is lucet cord? In short, a strong cord made by looping thin string over a two-prong tool. Common uses in the SCA include cording

Location:
Barony of Ponte Alto (Falls Church, Virginia)

[ATL] Fiber Arts Day

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:58:52 -0400

Start: 2008/05/18 - 11:00

End: 2008/05/18 - 20:00

Timezone: US/Eastern

description:
If you do anything with fiber, or want to learn, or just want to sit and chat, come on over. Knitting, nalbinding, sprang, lucet braiding, finger loop braiding, inkle weaving, tablet weaving, loom weaving, embroidery, spinning, whatever.

DATE: 18 May 2008
TIME: 11:00 - whenever.

BRING: Any project you want to work on or get help on, or just your curiosity. Bring along your favorite books about your craft. And if you

Location:
Frederick, Maryland

[ANS] Ansteorran Heraldic and Scribal Symposium

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:16:58 -0500

Start: 2008/06/28 - 09:00

End: 2008/06/28 - 18:00

Timezone: US/Central

description:
Ansteorran Heraldic and Scribal Symposium will be held at Christ the King Lutheran Church (near Rice U.) in Houston TX, June 28th, hosted by the Canton of Westgate.

With 10 classrooms and an outside patio and grassy area, please begin considering teaching a class in the Heraldic or Scribal Arts, and MORE... Classes wanted include:

**Heraldic classes**: Armory (devices), Onomastics (names), Heraldic office procedures, Voice, Court and Field Heraldry and more...

Location:
Canton of Westgate (Houston, Texas)

Viking Resources for the Re-enactor

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:29:31 -0500

Looking for information on Viking clothing, textiles, cooking, etc.? Thora Sharptooth has created a website entitled Viking Resources for the Re-enactor which deals with these subjects and more.

[WES] Dyeing Workshop

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:34:50 -0500

Start: 2008/02/02 - 10:00

End: 2008/02/02 - 19:00

Timezone: US/Pacific

description:
The Textile Guild is hosting a Dyeing Workshop on Feb. 2, 2008 starting at 10:00 am. The workshop will be held in Santa Clara (near San Jose, 1 hour South of San Francisco). Mistress Seelie Brianna Sutherland will be teaching.

We will be running 3 dye baths: Indigo, Cochineal, and Turmeric (with one iron and one alum mordanting). The colors we will be achieving are: blues, reds, purples, yellows, and

Location:
Textile Guild (Santa Clara, California)

Tapestry map shows Midlands of Shakespeare's time

Sun, 2 Dec 2007 13:12:17 -0500

A huge (4 feet x 6 feet, or 122 x 183 cm) 16th century tapestry map has returned to Oxford's Bodleian Library where it will be placed on display. The map was one of four such maps and was long thought to be lost. The Bodleian now owns three with the fourth in the Warwickshire Museum.

Plimoth Plantation embroidery blog

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:26:17 -0500

A daily blog by members of the Plimoth Plantation's (Massachusetts) embroiders' guild shares notes and progress on a variety of early 17th century projects including the current one: an embroidered jacket.

Download hi-res research photos from the Victoria & Albert Museum

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 17:00:35 -0500

The Victoria & Albert Museum in London now allows you to browse and download high-resolution photos of their collections for free.

Viking clothing found in Pskov, Russia

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:15:33 -0400

Peter Beatson has published an extensive online report detailing the work of researchers E. Zubkova, O. Orfinskaya, D. Likhachev on the discovery of Viking-age textiles in three chamber graves in Pskov, Russia in 2006.

Sotheby's to host auction of Islamic art

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:20:08 -0400

On October 24, 2007, Sotheby's Auction House will hold an auction of Islamic art, carpets, textiles and more, many items dating to the Middle Ages. (photos)

"Archaeological textiles from Northern Europe" lecture in London

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:01:43 -0400

The Medieval Dress and Textile Society has announced the topic for its Autumn Meeting to be held October 27, 2007 at the Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London.