Tag Archives: 13th century

Whatever the reverse of survivorship bias is

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Even in periods we have surviving artifacts from, we know that what survived is only a fraction of what actually existed. Moth and rust destroy, metal gets melted down and re-used, and so on. We are dust, and so, at … Continue reading →

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Historical Entwife part V: Bibliography

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Bibliography Andersson, Eva. “The Perfect Picture — A Comparison between Two Preserved Tunics and 13th-century Art.” North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles X, edited by Eva B. Andersson Strand, Margarita Gleba, Ulla Mannering, and Cherine Munkholt. Oxbow Books, 2010, page numbers not … Continue reading →

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Historical Entwife part IV: What’s an outfit without pockets?

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Nolie Alcarturiel

   I had another image to work from, back in the summer when I had plenty of time and a cottonwood in mind, but with barely a month to go I found the perfect extant to try to re-create instead. Because everyone … Continue reading →

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Historical Entwife part III: sideless gown and St Birgitta cap

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Sideless    I would need a green garment for leaves, of course, and I was pretty sure I wanted it to be a sideless gown. At about this time, while in lockdown and trying to catch up on the kinds of … Continue reading →

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Historical Entwife part II: Saintly Stripes

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Nolie Alcarturiel

   I was determined this garment had to be in stripes, for tree bark, in some combination of white and the darkest “likely to be natural dyes because linen doesn’t do intense colours” brown I could find, in the widest stripes … Continue reading →

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Historical Entwife part I: Introduction

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Nolie Alcarturiel

The project I introduced in this post is completed (ish) and entered into the Foundations Revealed competition, so it’s time for the pictures and gory details you’ve all been waiting for. Or something. Introduction    Because I like to set myself … Continue reading →

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An Ouncement

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Nolie Alcarturiel

The series on my latest garb will continue, but it’s probably about time to tell you all about my newest project, since I’ve just finished the first part of it. Foundations Revealed has a yearly competition and I’ve decided to … Continue reading →

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