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Ancient Craft Links

[Toys] [Woodwork] [Metalwork] [Stonework] [Embroidery] [Braiding] [Weaving] [Crochet] [Knitting] [Other Materials] [Sites]

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Toys

• You can view the Ancient Arts Fellowship Book of Games (PDF document) from the Ancient Arts Fellowship - a Dark Ages re-enactment group based in Canberra, Australia

• Regium Anglorum articles:
  • Games of the Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age
  • Pastimes of the Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age
• Jacob's ladder is a very old toy - Highland Games sell a modern magnetic version as the Foldaway Finger Flipper. Instructions on how to make a Jacob's ladder may be found in the familyfun.com archives and at woocrafts.com. A simpler design requires split blocks but the tapes are continuous.

Woodwork

Metalwork

• Open Directory entry for Chain Mail
• Glenn K!'s Chain Mail Page
• Regium Anglorum articles:
  • Non-ferrous Metalworking
  • Iron Working
  • Bronzeworking
  • Chain Mail
• While not quite so ancient, you can find books on building your own metalworking tools (any many other handcrafts) at Plough Book Sales [VIC, Australia] and Lindsay's Technical Books [IL, USA]

Stonework

• Regium Anglorum article - Stone Working

Embroidery

• Regium Anglorum article - Embroidery techniques used in Anglo-Saxon England.

Braiding

• How to use a lucet and Mediaeval braids from Phiala's String Page
• Regium Anglorum articles:
  • Lucets
  • Braid Weaving

Weaving

• Regium Anglorum article - Weaving using the sprang technique
• Tablet Weaving from the Ancient Arts Fellowship - a Dark Ages re-enactment group based in Canberra, Australia

Crochet

• "C" is for Crochet - Patterns, links, wire crochet, filet crochet ...

Knitting

• Esmerelda Jones' "Ancient Knitting" pages are defunct [http://suite101.com/welcome.cfm/ancient_knitting/], but her modern knitting pages are archived at suite101, including the Medieval Robe To Knit
• The Yahoo group HistoricKnit has archived messages on historical knitting techniques, emphasising the pre-1600 period.
• Regium Anglorum article - Nalebinding -

Other Materials

• Regium Anglorum articles
  • Bone and Antler Working & Replica Bonework
  • Leather Working
  • Glass and amber working in the Viking Age

Sites

• The Ancient Arts Fellowship - a Dark Ages re-enactment group based in Canberra, Australia
• Regium Anglorum articles - covers a wide variety of topics
• SCA Arts and Sciences Homepage
• Society for Creative Anachronism - Australia - huge group based everywhere :-)
• Elizabeth Braidwood's SCA Bookmarks - Good selection of topics

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