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Spinning and Weaving in Viking Times

Date
Kind of Event
Demonstration
Country
Ireland
Era(s)

Montague Heritage Services are back again! Come and see how Medieval spinning and Viking tablet weaving are done. See a Medieval Spinster at work using a drop spindle to turn fleece into yarn, one of the most basic skills necessary for traditional fabric making. With tablet weaving, complicated braid making is explained and demonstrated with displays of intricate designs upon the loom and tablets

Happening Saturday the 4th of June