Viking weaving

Something I wish to share with you all is a small and simple rigid heddle that I recently made. It is extremely portable and easy to use, especially when you wish to weave a band of just one or two metres. This sturdy little heddle has been carved from a slice of boxwood and given a couple of coats of hemp seed oil. I have to thank sculptor and good friend Ben for sending me several slices of this wood, which is really easy to work with, but has a fine grain and nice strength. Ben works with…

Viking Loom @ L'Anse aux Meadows NHS The Viking Loom. Before Costco. Before Wal-mart. Before the Hudson's Bay Company. Before Marco Polo brought silk from China. In a time, we cannot remember. At the time of Vikings, high seas adventure and world exploration; we had a people who had to take care of themselves. All needs - water, food, fire, shelter and clothing. Cloth was not bought at the store. Stores did not exist as we know them. Cloth was made at home on a loom - of natural fibres…

A belt woven in Broken 3/1 Twill and Double Face (and free Raven Pattern!)

To start Viking Knit the conventional way, one generally fashions a Five or Six-leafed petal out of wire secures it to the top of a dowel, and then starts the weave from there. I decided to …

Using convenient household materials (a cereal box, glue, and tape), you can make your own forked knitting tool.

Viking Textiles - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The York housewife in the Viking Age was highly skilled in cloth making and could spin yarn, weave cloth, and sew garments using simple tools. She would spin raw wool or flax into yarn using a distaff and spindle, then weave cloth on a basic warp-weighted loom that could be folded and stored. Finished cloth could be dyed or bleached using natural dyes before being made into clothing.

Viking Braids - Make a Trollen Wheel: A Trollen Wheel is a tool for making patterned cords or ropes which dates back centuries. There is some debate about whether Vikings actually used these or not, but it is a popular craft for children at medieval fairs and Viking-age reenactments non…