I'm working on the 3 fingered gloves. I'll try to get a picture of them on here soon. I haven't been doing much with Christmas so close.

I didn't realize Romans had used nalbinding. That's really awesome! I put a link on my post in the All Fiber Arts tribe. I think it has several different stitches, but I usually don't do well with written descriptions. The only stitch I know was shown to me by an SCA buddy. But maybe now that I'm familiar with one kind the others will be a little easier to learn?

Anyway, the website has information about sprang, dyes, weaving, and some other arts.

Finally my internet is working and I can reply like I want to!! Currently, I am researching for my Queen's Prize entry. I'm thinking of doing Finnish Viking.....do you know the Eura Dress?? I'm researching ways to use naalbinding and the dress in general. I've got a good sketch going and pretty much know how I'm going to draft it. I'm just ironing out a few details....but I've got to get busy, the event is at the end of January!!

Iszy

I'm working on socks for our friend Lodin now. I think I'll probably finish them today. Remember our discussion about tight-needle-only aka coppergate looking vs thumb method? Well with this two-ply peruvian wool yarn I got it looks pretty tight even though I did it with my thumb, still Oslo stitch. The one-ply brown thinner wool yarn I used on my first socks looks more 'holy.' Anyway they're looking great! I'm so happy with them so far, knock on wood. (inbetween socks I was making a hat using Oslo stitch with froo froo yarn but I've stopped for the moment. Its turning pretty coney-shaped and may turn out to be a witchy shaped hat which may be pretty neat.

As for the thread on dresses, I haven't made mine yet, but I do think I want to do the swedish viking dress patterns from the viking answer lady's website, and for the over dress use indigo/woad colored material. Linen right? Since I read somewhere that they used indigo/woad colors in Sweden.
-Lena