TEXTILES
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Textile Arts
Here is a very in-depth site, by Carolyn Priest-Dorman, who is a member of
Beadworking & Jewelry
Twill Beading
The Medieval Beadwork Page
Medieval Jewelry
The History of Jewelry
Personal Ornamentation in the Middle Ages
Make a Medieval Brooch!
Weaving & Braiding
Card Weaving
Phiala's String Pages
The Weaver's Hand
A+ Knitting Noddys
Lucet
Using a Double Lucet
A Simple Loom
Another Simple Frame Loom
Make a Cardboard Box Loom!
The Art of Chinese Knotting
Chinese macrame has been around at least since 700BC... learn how to create beautiful knotted decorations!
Inkle Weaving
Earthguild.com
ICanSpin.com
Inkleweaving.com is truly an A+ site for beginning Inklers... I'm starting you on the 'Terms' page, and you can explore from there!
Lacemaking & Tatting
A Brief History: Lace in the 1500's
A+ Jo Edkins Lace School
Tatting 101
Basic Reticella Lace
Needle Lace
A+ Cas' Tatting Home
Bobbin Lace
Tattered
Needlework
Sources for Embroidery 1000-1250
A really good list of books, illustrations and other places to find inspiration!
A+ The Blackwork Embroidery Archives
Atlantian Embroidery Links
Medieval/Renaissance Embroidery A good page of resources...
A Bit of Cross-Stitch History
Period Cross-Stitch Patterns
A+ Johanna's Needlework Stitches
The Bayeux Tapestry
Nice Fill-In Patterns from 16th Century Blackwork
A Beautiful Embroidered Cushion (14th-15th century) (with great close-ups and charted patterns!)
Basketry
Basketry Q&A
Basketmakers A+ Everything you need and then some!
Basket Construction Methods
Simple Sewing
A Simple T-Tunic Dawn's Sewing Pages A+ Your First Garb An excellent site; be sure to check out the Celtic and Irish clothing pages! A Simple Coif Hoods and More Hoods
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