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cdfleiner
Jul 212 min read
Weekend of Textiles at the Ancient Technology Centre, Dorset
My classroom for the weekend or 6-7 July was the Earthlodge at the Ancient Technology Centre, in Dorset --I was one quarter of the...
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cdfleiner
Jul 16 min read
Campus Galli: Was ist denn das?
For the past two springs, I've spent time on the Campus Galli. The Campus Galli is an experimental archaeology project near Messkirch,...
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cdfleiner
Jun 302 min read
Nettles!
It's nettles season again -- I have found a motherlode site where I can harvest about two dozen at a time, every other week. The best...
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cdfleiner
Jun 301 min read
What's in a 9th-century textiles workbox?
What's in a Carolingian (9th century) sewing box, and in my work basket during my two weeks at Campus Galli, in southern Germany? My...
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cdfleiner
Jun 301 min read
Midsummer & it's time for Leeds again
The first week of July is when the International Medieval Congress is held annually at the University of Leeds. I've been attending and...
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cdfleiner
Feb 22 min read
No place like Rome - January 2024
A month in Rome to work and study at the British School at Rome - excellent tonic. I am at work on a book for Liverpool University Press,...
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cdfleiner
Dec 31, 20234 min read
2023 - Looking Back, Part 2 -- May - August
May kicked off with further prep for planting in the allotment -- got my flax in in time despite being a bit late -- with a bonfire. Good...
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cdfleiner
Dec 29, 20234 min read
Betwixtmas Reflection -- 2023 in Review, Part 1: Spinning, Weaving, Textiles & History
That dreamy nothing week between Christmas and New Years is the best -- downtime from the real world, a chance to catch up on projects,...
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cdfleiner
Jul 22, 20231 min read
Spinning, weaving, and Time Travelling...
Textile workshops and demos have been a great way to bring these crafts to the public -- plus it's a great chance to play dress up across...
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cdfleiner
Feb 26, 20232 min read
Romans Unravelled
Wonderful Saturday out and about to the Maltings in Farnham, a repurposed brewery that now hosts a number of cultural venues. Unravel is...
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cdfleiner
Feb 14, 20231 min read
Instagram - Romans, spinning, and cats
A winning combination -- check out my instagram . I update it more frequently than I do my blogs. Rome adventures, cats helping with...
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cdfleiner
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Partying like it's 1699 - Spinning at Little Woodham, Gosport 7 August 2022
I belong to a spinning and weaving guild that's based in Shawford, near Winchester (Hampshire Weavers, Spinners, Dyers). We sent along a...
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cdfleiner
Jul 31, 20222 min read
Return to Manor Farm, 1940s style
1940s week at Manor Farm, Botley, from 31 July 2022 - loads of activities for the kids, including a code-breaking session and reading...
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cdfleiner
Jul 14, 20223 min read
Woolly Weekend -- Electric Colours
Manor Farm in nearby Botley is set up to be a family-friendly day out -- a lot of people-friendly farm animals, barns and houses set up...
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cdfleiner
Mar 1, 20224 min read
Portlanding along, Part 2
The end result of working with this Portland ewe fleece is three skeins of woolen yarn, a skein of combed worsted, and a blend made from...
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cdfleiner
Feb 16, 20223 min read
It's just another dream of Portland Sheep, Part 1
Unravel happened in Farnham, Surrey, the weekend of 11 11 February, a yarn & wool (and other things) trade show held at Farnham Maltings....
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cdfleiner
Dec 29, 20212 min read
British Milksheep Blues
I recently had the opportunity to spin up a sample of wool from a milksheep -- this is a very rare British breed mainly bred for its...
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cdfleiner
Dec 12, 20215 min read
Ashford Table-Top Charkha, Mark 1?
Earlier this year, while faffing about on eBay looking at Ashford Travellers, I came across a listing for an Ashford Table Top charkha...
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cdfleiner
Nov 28, 20211 min read
Greek figure socks
Great pattern from Laura Swift -- socks & Greek vases. You can get a copy of the pattern here. My practice socks, made with white and...
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cdfleiner
Nov 23, 20212 min read
The Forum Fair Isle Tank Top
Back in September 2019, I spent a warm late summer's day faffing about in the Forum. Bright sunshine, blue skies, crumbling stones....
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