Hordweard- Anglo Saxon 6th Century

This Blog is going to illustrate my research and construction of a 6th Century Anglo Saxon Kentish outfit for the Lochac Hordweard set up by Countess, Mistress Portia.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Burgundian Gowns

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This is a little bit of a work around trying to pin some information in Pinterest because I can't get the photos to upload but I can pin...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Mucking around with dyes.

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OK this blog post is going to be a bit lighter on with the research than my usual posts. That's because this post is about my exper...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The Use of Dyed yarns in the Early Anglo Saxon period

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According to Walton Rogers, P. (2007:62-63) it is extremely difficult to conduct dye analysis on textile samples from the early Anglo Saxon...
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Monday, September 17, 2012

Types of Cloth available during the Migration Anglo Saxon Period- 5-6th Centuries.

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Fibres Very few textiles have been recovered in the Anglo Saxon period particularly in settlement area's. Those that have been recove...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Weaving

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During the Early Anglo Saxon period the main form of large cloth weaving was the Warp Weighted Loom (Walton Rogers, 2007:28-29). This t...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Preparing the Fibre for Spinning

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Although I have been continuing my Hordewearde research my blogging is way behind where my research is up to. My production is ahead of my...
Monday, October 31, 2011

Spinning and Wool Preparation

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Once the fleece has come off the sheep it needs to be prepared. During the 6 th Century Anglo Saxon period this was probably done by using...
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