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Rainbow of plant dyed yarns

Rainbow of plant dyed yarns

This is how we dyed wool 9 different colours using only plant material. The main part had been the same for millenia: collect the right plant, cook it in a...

Rainbow of plant dyed yarns

This is how we dyed wool 9 different colours using only plant material. The main part had been the same for millenia: collect the right plant, cook it in a...

Medieval Slavic headband from Novoselki

Medieval Slavic headband from Novoselki

What's the story behind this unusual Slavic headband dated to the 12th century? This ancient artifact, found in Novoselki, provides a valuable proof of the use of tablet weaving amongst...

Medieval Slavic headband from Novoselki

What's the story behind this unusual Slavic headband dated to the 12th century? This ancient artifact, found in Novoselki, provides a valuable proof of the use of tablet weaving amongst...

The Icelandic Lady in blue

The Icelandic Lady in blue

The remains of a woman, named after the blue dyed apron she was dressed in when she was laid to rest in 10th century, have fascinated archaeologists for many decades....

The Icelandic Lady in blue

The remains of a woman, named after the blue dyed apron she was dressed in when she was laid to rest in 10th century, have fascinated archaeologists for many decades....

reconstruction of tablet woven band from Siedisfjordur in Iceland

Reconstructing Seyðisfjörður band

Uncovered thanks to a landslide, a lovely coloured band from Viking age was discovered in late 2020. When the discovery was made public, I was among first enthusiasts that tried...

Reconstructing Seyðisfjörður band

Uncovered thanks to a landslide, a lovely coloured band from Viking age was discovered in late 2020. When the discovery was made public, I was among first enthusiasts that tried...

Germanic prince from Matejovce part 2

After seeing a mildly disappointing garment reconstruction in the museum in my hometown, Poprad, Slovakia, I decided to invest a little time and research and recreate the actual tablet woven...

Germanic prince from Matejovce part 2

After seeing a mildly disappointing garment reconstruction in the museum in my hometown, Poprad, Slovakia, I decided to invest a little time and research and recreate the actual tablet woven...

Germanic prince from Matejovce part 1

Germanic prince from Matejovce part 1

In 2005, construction workers discovered one of the most outstanding tombs in Central Europe. There has been a Germanic nobleman resting right outside my hometown in Slovakia for 1700 years,...

Germanic prince from Matejovce part 1

In 2005, construction workers discovered one of the most outstanding tombs in Central Europe. There has been a Germanic nobleman resting right outside my hometown in Slovakia for 1700 years,...