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Heirlooms and Heritage

August's HSM challenge is Heirlooms and Heritage. Since I'm mostly interested in very early periods, I've chosen to focus on the heritage side of the coin and celebrate my Danish ancestors by recreating the belt from Borum Eshøj. There are other similar belts from Egtved and Trindhøj, so it's not unreasonable to think my ancestors in Sjæland might have worn belts like these. The belt is a warp faced tabby, with the warp ends finished off as decorative tassels. Structurally it's quite simple…
Dolores Perez Roza
Dolores Perez Roza

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