[HNW] Welsh needlework?

[Eowyn Amberdrake]

Hello,

As far as I aware, your request is more specific than the
archaeological record can, at the moment, answer.

On the other hand, a 10th c. bit of needlework has been
recovered from the Llangorse crannog recently (1995, I
believe) and written up in a very readable paper published
last year in the conference proceedings volume of the 4th
Insular Art conference, entitled: "Pattern and Purpose" (I
ordered my copy from Amazon.com).  The Llangorse textile
appears to be the remains of a linen garment, embroidered
in silk thread in counted stem stitch treated like a
filling stitch. Since the cloth was burned before it was
drowned, no color information survives.

Melinda Sherbring, Los Angeles
(aka Eowyn Amberdrake, Caid)

On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:08:39 -0500
  Rev Dr Ari D Jordon DD <urizen at spamcop.net> wrote:
>Have a request I hope someone can either help with or
>point me in the
>direction of some information.  I'm looking for
>information on what
>stitches and patterns would be appropriate for 8th-9th
>century Wales, esp.
>the kingdom of Gwynedd.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
>---
>God was my copilot, but we crashed in the mountains and I
>had to eat him.
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