#ancient crafts

[thesilicontribesman]

The Lewis Chess Pieces, 12th Century CE, National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh

[sedgesandsongbirds]

My first ever tablet weaved band!

I realised in a bit of a sad, nostalgia-driven trip down memory lane that, one: I really miss tablet weaving, and two: I didn't even upload my first woven project on here for everyone to look at and ask, 'what is going on with the beginning of it?!'

It's the evidence of my stubborn arse who kept saying, 'no, no, you're supposed to pull the weft this tight!', when I was, in fact, not supposed to pull the weft that tightly. I managed to let go of that argument and thankfully did not try to die on that hill. Because the resulting weave looks very neat and pretty!

[wanderingjunkdrawer]

Temari 🧶 Tradition

The Art of Sphere Geometry

A few years back a book hit the JoAnne Fabrics shelves that created a small flurry of sales in white cotton yarn, DMC floss, & silk thread.

Being a University town - the store's shoppers were a regularly replenished variety of ages, ethnicity, & cultures. Although a mere 5% of the student body had ethnic ties to Asis in general (with less than half of that percentage claiming Japan as family heritage) - this crafting art captured everyone. After all, it was the 90s & the rise of Anime & Manda made all things Japanese chic.

Temari are soft, layered, hand sewn, traditional, up-cycled balls decorated with geometric embroidery. This ancient art saw a resurgence in the middle 90s - especially in college towns.

The practice required very few tools, time, & a little patience. The payoff was the dopamine hit of buying yarns & threads required to build the base, (YT videos & blog by DKW) followed by beautiful flosses, perle cottons, & silk for the final designs. Besides - who doesn't love a ball?

Especially ones this stunning.

Today there are many more books, websites, blogs, & video instruction dedicated to this remarkable fiber art. For anybody with a needle & an interest in geometry, this might be your new art project

[isilme-among-the-stars]

Bone Needle

Here's a drabble for @tyelkoandtimo-week . Though it's a little late, I hope you'll still enjoy it!

On the shores of Lake Mithrim, Celegorm supports Maedhros’s recovery in his own way.

“So much is crafted from death,” Celegorm says, tossing a strip of bone in my direction, “waste not.”

This, he learned from Oromë: carving utility from macabre vestiges like me.

The shaping stone pressed into my palm to quell a skeptical glare leaves no room for refusal.

“What do you want?” I concede.

“A trade,” he proposes, “a needle for a one-handed tool.”

I start scraping. My still-weak hand shakes less when it is done.

Celegorm threads it and fashions a leather case for the tiny flute carved with the sun before handing it over.

“Bring it when we hunt.”

For the curious, this is the kind of flute that I was imagining Celegorm made, the likes of which may have been used for hunting birds in prehistoric times.

[betta-be]

How on earth am I supposed to cope with the knowledge that I'm spinning yarn the same way people did thousands of years ago, there's a poem in that somewhere ok.

Here's examples of ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HEIROGLYPHS and a WHOLE ASS GREEK POT depicting the same way of spinning yarn I do (last picture) like how am I NOT supposed to get emotional to this ok

[nicoleabraxen]

Weaving — A Moodboard for an Ancient World

[paullovescomics]

Very good video about some amazing ancient Roman cups. If you're looking for a rabbit hole, after the video, look up more of these cups and have your mind blown.

[whereishermes]

The Art of Greek Vase Painting

Greek vases and pottery was well-known for its quality and was widely exported throughout the Mediterranean. The techniques used by ancient Greek ceramists required thorough shaping and decorating processes that were the result of years of training under master potters.  The Vase – Making Process: From Clay to Form The techniques Greek ceramists used to shape and decorate fine vases required…

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