Ancient Textiles Workshop: Introduction to Nailbinding

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Ancient Textiles Workshop: Introduction to Nailbinding
Before knitting or crochet, nailbinding was used to make socks, mittens, shawls and hats. The earliest example dates back to 6500 BCE and the method is still popular today in Scandinavia.

During this half-day workshop you'll learn how to get started and three of the best-known stitches. All the materials are supplied and you don't need any previous textile work experience. You'll make a nailbinding sampler and be ready to continue with your own designs.

About your tutor

Dr Carey Fleiner is currently Senior Lecturer in Classical (Roman) History at the University of Winchester. Her areas of research include Roman women and entertainment & sport in the Classical world. She learnt to embroider, knit, and crochet as a child, and later learnt spinning, weaving, and nalbinding.

Carey has exhibited and won awards for her work especially throughout the United States. She is keen on the history of textiles and techniques of all sorts, especially in the Classical period. In practice, she enjoys cotton-spinning on the charkha, wool-combing, and working with exotic fibres and blends.