And the week goes by....

[mmcnealy]

This week has so far started out pretty good. Sold two of the books I was trying to sell on Amazon and those went in the mail yesterday. I put in an order for an article from Waffen-und Kostumen on tablet woven trim used on Spanish style clothing in the 16th century, hopefully it will have patterns and closeups, as well as details like color and content.

Then last night I found someone who is willing to barter some tablet woven trim in exchange for making me a pair of shoes from a pair found in a 1590's shipwreck. Now I just need to learn to tablet weave.... But that's the plan for this week after I get the homework done, which shouldn't be a stretch. Dialog is a pretty easy system to pick up.

Today the washer repair guy came out again, and diagnosed the washer has having a failed transmission. Washers have transmissions??? WTH? Anyway, its kaput! And the new one from Sears should hopefully be here soon. I hope so, not having a washer is seriously cramping my sewing style.

Off to go slog through homework and then its fencing tonight. ~smiles~ 4/8 binds and balestra lunges here I come.

Comments

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

At the last NESAT (Northern European Symposium on Archaeological Textiles) in 2002 there was a danish woman who presented a recent find of a 15th or 16th century pattern book for tablet weaving. Unfortunately the report from the symposium doesn't seem to be coming anytime soon. The report from NESAT VIII, in 1999 isn't printed yet!
I've tried to get some info on the latest report since I have an article there, but haven't heard anything yet.
It sucks! But I've heard it's almost always like this with reports from conferences.

Eva

[mmcnealy.livejournal.com]

*sigh*, that's just the sort of information that I'm looking for too. Sometimes the presentations are excerpts from peoples thesises, do you think this might be the case?