<<I did a piece, dated around 1000 CE, from the York book, but I used 
Icelandic, which wasn't really suitable, so it didn't  work out very 
well--had to cut the piece off the loom after just 8 inches, because 
the warp was shredding so badly.>>

I don't know how you wove it, or on what type of loom (or, more 
importantly, with what kind of heddles) but keep in mind the 
original, from York, was probably woven on a warp-weighted loom, 
which puts much less stress and abrasion on the warp.

Another book you should check out is

Kerridge, Eric. Textile Manufactures in Early Modern England. 
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1985.



Deborah

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