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 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.

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

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…

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…

I decided to make my loom from Ash. It's a commonly used type of wood in the Viking age, relatively easy to work with, and with the Emerald Ash Borer quickly approaching our area I didn't feel too bad about cutting down some young trees. So first I went out to the woods to collect trees. I needed two uprights about 8 ft tall and 4 in diameter, each one with a somewhat matching suitable fork for the cloth beam at the end, a beam about 6 ft long and 4 in diameter for the cloth beam (as…

Come here! I’d like to teach you something! See the printable summary handout (without photos) here Many braiding and weaving techniques have been used throughout history to turn thin threads into stronger cords. Most people in the SCA are familiar with the cords that can be produced through fingerweaving and lucet work, but there is ... Read more