For all those folks who have asked for my research presentations from this year's Ice Dragon.

Thank you to everyone who worked so hard and made this year's event such a special day.

A Knitted Flat Cap Dyed with Madder

This was an interesting experiment in the area of "from the sheep to product". I learned alot about the processes involved in textile manufacture with wool. And despite the historic evidence to the contrary, thought I should at least try the whole process once.

A Pair of Scoggers &
    an Experiment in the Medieval Approach to Knitting

I am very often asked about how I made something. And truth be told, I don't use patterns. I use what I have on hand, and after just a little thinking about the process, cast on. This led me to investigate whether this approach to knitting was supported by the evidence from the Middle Ages. Using a variety of primary, translated, legal and archeological resources I was able to piece together an idea of how the Medival person would have approached this art.

The experiment in Plain Sewing - The Smock.

While other researchers might pursue the extravagant, the premier, the ultimate state of an items evolution, I prefer looking at the roots, the structure of a thing. This project was an exercise in the art of Plain Sewing, the foundation for all other needle arts.

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