Textile

SJ Jones is a mixed-race African Nova Scotian and white settler. SJ is currently a PhD student in the History Department at Dalhousie University where they are researching the significant agricultural contributions made by the enslaved and free Black population in 18th-century Mi’kma’ki.

Since 2016, Sofia works in experimental archaeology and living history, with textile research or recreating historical clothing, especially in the Medieval Iberian Peninsula and Europe, accepting costume commissions for reenactment and other events, guiding workshops about these subjects an

Ashley is a mother of three returning to the world of archaeology after a long leave of absence. She completed a graduate certificate in Experimental Archaeology with University College Dublin. Ashley is passionate about Ireland and Gaelic culture, in addition to all things textile.

I am an archaeologist and social historian with interest in the lived experience of historical clothing and occupational costume. I am currently working on a grant-funded project studying uniform and clothing worn by 19th century railway workers.

I am an archaeologist and artist who has been working on textiles and basketry of the past since 2014, though I have been making most of my life.

Helen has been an active educator and classroom teacher since the early 2000s, and has been delivering living history sessions and workshops to museums and primary schools since 2019.

Hi, I‘m Ursula. I am an objects conservator, based in Switzerland. Next to working in the Museum and having access to finds, I‘m in reenactment as an active part of the Legio XI from Vindonissa, portraying the time between 70-100 A.D.

I have worked as a field anthropologist in several historic and prehistoric sites, in Spain (roman and muslim context) and Israel (Natufian site of Ain Mallaha-Eynan)

I am an historic tailor and study prehistoric clothing for 20 years. For about 15 years do living history of the early iron age. Beside all kinds of textile technics, I try all skills early iron age people needed to know as specialy concening fishing.

I nalbind and other other textile crafts. We have done pit fired pottery.