Common medieval weaving in Europe: tabby and 2/1 twill

Apr 16, 2017 19:28

One of my favourite textile reads of the past year has been the thesis, Textile Finds from Medieval Cesspits in Tartu: Technology, Trade and Consumption, by Riina Rammo (Rammo, 2015). Dr. Rammo discusses thousands of fragments of medieval cloth (14th and 15th centuries) from the town of Tartu, Estonia. She described the types of yarns used in ( Read more... )

medieval fabric, rigid heddle, plain weave, weaving

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siglinde99 April 17 2017, 02:23:00 UTC
Thats really beautiful. I love the stripy effect.

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