Lendbreen Tunic

"Reconstruction of Norway's oldest garment. Rapid melting of glaciers over the past few years has resulted in hundreds of old archaeological items emerging from the ice in Oppland, Norway, On the 4th of August, 2011 archaeologists from Oppland County and Museum of Cultural History, Oslo found what at first glance appears to be a rolled-up piece of fabric, It turns out to be a well-preserved tunic from around AD 300. Norway's oldest garment, dating back 1700 years. This film shows the reconstruction of the tunic, the way it may have been done, 1700 years ago."

A touch of dyeing last week: brilliantly orange onion skins.

 

This will be arriving in the mail soon. Future socks??

Bought here.

Honeycomb & natural dyeing

 Well. After a few weeks of traveling and busy-ness I am back on track at home.  I finally got my loom completely threaded and tied on to do some fabric in a honeycomb pattern. You can see the open book on my loom bench and the first few rows I wove this morning. It's not working out quite right yet, I'm wondering if it will just settle in  once I've washed it... Something to research today at work.

It was my mum's birthday a week ago and we spent the day dyeing some linen with natural dyes. We used coffee, tea, bloody dock (a leafy green from her garden), camomile, and a mystery tea. The colours are so beautiful and subtle! I'm not sure about their lightfastness but I definitely want to do some more tests. I haven't done any sewing this summer since I botched a dress in the spring, but all these pretty scraps make me wish I had enough for a whole quilt. Can you imagine? It would be so pretty!