Pretty picture distraction, including extant tablet woven brocade fragments

[stellar_muddle]

Via folo1 here (off friend of friend of friends list).

Photos of:
Jorvik Viking Centre
Merovingian Grave Finds from Saint-Denis (metal from brocaded tablet weaving ~16, 17, 19, 20ish).
Queen Arnegonde's Grave Finds
British Museum - Saxon including gold wire from tablet weaving and reproduction below.

Same person has albums for British Museum - Viking and British Museum - Sutton Hoo.

Check out the very pretties :)

(back to packing (should stop being distracted) after dinner with alpha_angel and S&T.)

Comments

[sandhi.livejournal.com]

Verily, I have been distracted!

I love that we can determine brocaded patterns just by looking at the indentations on the brocade weft.

[tyghra.livejournal.com]

Ack! You are an evil woman. I must have that gorgeous warp weighted loom. Probably a good thing I now live next to a huge shed full of wood working equipment.... After Festival I shall be busy methinks...