Historic Crafting

Historic Crafting We aim to keep historic crafts alive! As a couple based in England, we use ancient techniques to create modern replica items.

We weave, viking knit, nalbind and others to produce products such as bracelets, bookmarks, and many more handmade items!

Modern uses of rigid heddle weaving!Woven with 100% cotton and I had to ask to take a quick photo of it after I sold it ...
04/05/2026

Modern uses of rigid heddle weaving!

Woven with 100% cotton and I had to ask to take a quick photo of it after I sold it at the show, only took it off the loom last month and forgot to photograph it

✨ Tewkesbury's 'Armour Behind the Abbey' Event✨Our next event is happening this weekend! We've had so much in our person...
28/04/2026

✨ Tewkesbury's 'Armour Behind the Abbey' Event✨

Our next event is happening this weekend! We've had so much in our personal lives we're only displaying the Sunday but people will be there Sunday and Monday!

(Photo taken by Amicorum group during set up)

✨ Glastonbury Medieval Festival 2026✨Went this year as general public to scout it out for future events with our group -...
28/04/2026

✨ Glastonbury Medieval Festival 2026✨

Went this year as general public to scout it out for future events with our group - 10/10 was amazing, had a fantasy vibe too and so much fun, hopefully go again next year with our display!

Day 1 of our last 2025 show 🏰
24/08/2025

Day 1 of our last 2025 show 🏰

To mordant or not mordantAs an experiment about 18 months ago I dyed yarn with turmericI had one unmordanted, one mordan...
07/04/2025

To mordant or not mordant

As an experiment about 18 months ago I dyed yarn with turmeric

I had one unmordanted, one mordanted with alum, and one mordanted with alum, then modified with iron

After many show days outside in the sun and the rain, this is how the unmordanted skein has faded

Liking the effect but this experiment serves as a reminder to myself to always mordant to keep it vivid and not just whack it in the dye pot and pray to the dye gods😅

dyed

Before and after the public come 😂Day 1 done at The Commandary in Worcester Bring on tomorrow
22/02/2025

Before and after the public come 😂

Day 1 done at The Commandary in Worcester

Bring on tomorrow

Swipe for a v.authentic lil selfie💜Also why do I never take my hairbands off my wrist🙃 history
10/02/2025

Swipe for a v.authentic lil selfie💜

Also why do I never take my hairbands off my wrist🙃

history

Day one of the Raglan show has gone so well bar a small shower 🌧Still here tomorrow with all our early age crafts ...
25/08/2024

Day one of the Raglan show has gone so well bar a small shower 🌧
Still here tomorrow with all our early age crafts

We're going to be at Raglan Castle again this bank holiday! It's a multiperiod which is our favourite type of show 🏰(📷: ...
21/08/2024

We're going to be at Raglan Castle again this bank holiday!
It's a multiperiod which is our favourite type of show 🏰
(📷: Tewkesbury Abbey just to confuse people)

🧶Let's talk sprang!🧶 A lovely person in our group made this sprang loom so I'm giving it at a go 🎉 Its an ancient method...
23/07/2024

🧶Let's talk sprang!🧶

A lovely person in our group made this sprang loom so I'm giving it at a go 🎉

Its an ancient method of making fabric which looks similiar to netting.

Unlikely weaving, no weft thread is used and it makes the design on the top and bottom of the frame

Used to make hairnets, it's also rumoured to have made tights

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Magdalene Street
Glastonbury
BA6 9EL

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