Well, it looks like I fell behind on my Artsy Challenge posts, so let’s see if I can catch up.Day 6, 12/28/2016Worked some more on the blue knitted shawl. Ended up ripping it apart as I didn’t like the way it was going. Playing with patterns, not really my forte.Day 7, 12/29/2016This day I wasn’t… Continue reading Artsy challenge catch up
Artsy Challenge, Day 5
Took time to work on my other blog Muirgheins A&S 50 where I post all of my class handouts and other projects (instructional). Made several posts on my project from this just past A&S season, the Asle Ta mitten from Sweden. Thought to be a 3rd to 4th century naalbinded mitten it turned out to… Continue reading Artsy Challenge, Day 5
Åsle Tå Mitten Bibliography
Bibliography – Sources CitedArbman, Holger; "Åslevanten: I. Äldre Handbeklädnad" in Nordiska Museets och Skansens Årsbok, Fataburen; 1934; pages 67-72.Briansdotter, Sigrid; Nålbinding: The Åsle Mitten Stitch: An Instruction Manual: U (U) O/U O:U OO F1+1; © Anne Marie Decker; Tangle Fairies, Snohomish WA, 2000. Hald, Margrethe; Ancient Danish Textiles from Bogs And Burials: A Comparative Study of Costume… Continue reading Åsle Tå Mitten Bibliography
Fulling and Fringing
To Full (Felt) or Not to Full (Felt)Once the mitten was completed with the exception of the fringe I had to look at whether or not to full it. Where there have been several naalbinded items found that show the fibers either matted or felted together this is not the case with the Åsle mitten.… Continue reading Fulling and Fringing
The Mitten Pattern
PATTERN (See Appendix A for process steps with photographs - I will post this later with photos)Make a starting chain (caterpillar) of four stitchesRound 1: Attach the next stitch to the side of the chain with an F1+1 connection. Make a new stitch in the same connector. Continue to the end of the chain making… Continue reading The Mitten Pattern
A discussion on construction of the mitten
ConstructionThe Mitten I used a natural colored coarse wool from Mora, a small village near Dalarna Sweden, which was machine spun in an S-spin (left or counter-clockwise) direction and Z-plied (right or clockwise direction). It measures 2-3mm in diameter. I chose to use a machine spun wool over hand-spun as I did not have enough… Continue reading A discussion on construction of the mitten
A Really Brief Introduction on Naalbinding
Extant finds of naalbinded items have shown materials such as silk, linen, and wool being used to create these items. A pair of stockings dating to the 12th century from Delsberg (Delemont), Switzerland are constructed from linen.<!--[if supportFields]>CITATION Mar80 \p 309 \l 1033 <![endif]--> (Hald 309)<!--[if supportFields]><![endif]--> The Staatlisches Museum in Berlin houses a cap from… Continue reading A Really Brief Introduction on Naalbinding
A Mitten is Found
In 1918, Frithiof Svennson, a farmer from the Åsle Tå community near Falkoping, Sweden, was digging for peat moss in the Åsle Mose (bog) when about half a meter down he came across an incredible find.<!--[if supportFields]>CITATION Hol34 \p 67 \l 1033 <![endif]--> (Arbman, 67) He found what he believed to be a very old mitten. He… Continue reading A Mitten is Found
A 16th Century Naalbinded mitten
As many of you know I am a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. We research and recreate items and activities from pre-seventeenth century history. One of my favorite things to do is naalbinding, something I learned to do about 14 or so years ago after joining the S.C.A. For several years I participated in… Continue reading A 16th Century Naalbinded mitten
Artsy Challenge – Day 4
There was not much to report on the artsy front for the day. I sat and knitted on the shawl I had started the day before while my laundry was running. Use those in-between times when you are waiting on other things to happen and see how much you really do get done.Happy Boxing Day… Continue reading Artsy Challenge – Day 4
Fiber Arts Fascination 