Quilting
Quilting in the Middle Ages and Before
(How to's, history of, documentable sources, bibliography and more)
American History of Women and Their Quilts
(Not period but interesting.)
Lucet
Lucet Braiding
(making your own lucet, basic cord instruction)
Warp Weighted Looms
Building and Using a Warp Weighted Loom
(building a WWL from 2 by 4's or PVC pipe, also basic instruction for warping and use)
Experiments with a Warp Weighted Loom
Pattern drafts
How to Read a Weaving Draft and How to Read a Tartan Pattern
(just what it says, explanation of how to read a pattern draft and a tartan sett)
Tartan Generator
(Program that allows you to create your own tartans, program also includes tartan setts for many, many registered tartans.)
Tablet Weaving
Card or Tablet Weaving
(making a loom and cards and basic instruction)
Guntram's Tablet Weaving Pages
(patterns and a nifty program for designing your own patterns)
Stick Weaving
Stick Weaving
(How to weave a belt with soda straws)
2 and 4 harness weaving
Coming Soon
Knitting
Building and Using a Knitting Frame
(how to build your own frame and basic instructions for double knit)
Naalbinding
Phiala's String Page
(Basic instructions)
Russian Join
(How to do a Russian Join which allows you to naalbind with nearly any yarn of sufficient size.)
Cord Making, Finger Loop Braiding, Kumi Himo
Using a Drop Spindle to Make Cord
(how to ply with a drop spindle, good for short cords, instructions for 2, 3 and 4 strand cords)
Braider's Hand
Source for kumi himo equipment
Embroidery
Maaseik Embroidery
(text with links to pictures, mostly black and white)
Maaseik Embroidery
(a few color pictures and some text)
Tatting
Coming soon
Needlework Supply Sources
Lacis
(online store with many books and supplies for all sorts of historical needlework.)
Weaving Supply Sources
Lacis
(online store with many books and supplies for all sorts of weaving supplies including lucets and cards.)
Quilting Supply Sources
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