If any of you are still reading this, you know that I haven't posted here in a long time--except perhaps reposts from my blogs, Loose Threads: Yet Another Costuming Blog and The Cold TableSo imagine my surprise when I got an e-mail from LiveJournal.com, crowing that they had sent me a "virtual gift" because I've been on the platform for 21 years ( Read more... )

Okay, this post should catch me up on blog posts I did not re-post here ( Read more... )

In which I alert my readers to a fascinating Blog that consists of snippets from the period equivalent of Heloise's hints and dollar stretchers--for periods starting with the Roman era. Curious? Go here for the entry.

In which I alert my readers to a fascinating YouTube video series by a Lincolnshire production company about historic costume in England. Go here for the entry.

This entry was a progress report on my Skoldehamn sock project. It turned out to have been unnecessary--the pair was finished sooner than I thought they would be, largely due to a bout of flu that has kept me from doing anything more intellectual, or that requires me to sit up for longer periods of time. Go here for the entry.

I now have a hand-sewn pair of plausibly Viking socks. If this interests you, go here for the entry.

Why yes, this refers to my long-delayed attempt to recreate, at least visually, the costume of the Volva or seer described in the Saga of Eric the Red, why do you ask? Go here for the entry.

Yes, I'm sewing myself a pair of wool cloth socks. Based on the remains of a pair found on the remains of a human body at Skoldehamn and dated to the late 11th century CE or thereabouts. Go here for the entry.

Did you know that flatbread dates to the Stone Age? Neither did I, nor did anyone else--until now. Go here for the entry.

This one's just a small rumination about handspinning--a skill, by the way, that I have yet to learn. Go here for the entry.