Something for the textile nerds
Apr. 17th, 2013 08:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ossamentaI read today on A stitch in time that the Danish re-enactor Maria Lind Heel has started a crowdfunding project to get the needlebound mitten from Ribe radiocarbon dated. The mitten, found in the 1950s, has only been dated to "Medieval" which, quite frankly, isn't good enough if you want to discuss the spread of stitch types. And as there are relatively few needlebound items out there, every information is worth a lot for researchers.
I've tried needlebinding (aka nålbindning, naalbinding) myself, but never got enough good that I could actually make anything. Trouble with the tension, and the only way to get better is to practice. Sadly, I didn't have time to practice enough, as my life is full of so many other things. Still, reading Maria's blog makes me realise how much you can find out about needlebinding. All the different stitches, and their place in time and space. What we know was made with needlebinding and what we think was not (how do you actually prove a negative...). I'm not even sure what stitch I was using when I tried it.
So, to help a fellow textil nerd out, I donated some money for the project. If you want to do the same, the page is here: http://www.booomerang.dk/projects/stot-datering-af-den-nalebundne-vante-fra-middelalderens-ribe/
The site is in Danish, but the relevant parts have been translated to English.
I've tried needlebinding (aka nålbindning, naalbinding) myself, but never got enough good that I could actually make anything. Trouble with the tension, and the only way to get better is to practice. Sadly, I didn't have time to practice enough, as my life is full of so many other things. Still, reading Maria's blog makes me realise how much you can find out about needlebinding. All the different stitches, and their place in time and space. What we know was made with needlebinding and what we think was not (how do you actually prove a negative...). I'm not even sure what stitch I was using when I tried it.
So, to help a fellow textil nerd out, I donated some money for the project. If you want to do the same, the page is here: http://www.booomerang.dk/projects/stot-datering-af-den-nalebundne-vante-fra-middelalderens-ribe/
The site is in Danish, but the relevant parts have been translated to English.