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Sue and Val, our experts, about the work their alchemy and transform the wool threads to blue (see below)
A sample from the first day's work. The different intensities of blue come from multiple drippings. The picture does not do justice to the subtle but intense colours produced by the various natural dye stuffs.

 

The indigo dye goes blue as it is exposed to the air.
Some images from the open day.

The Treads

Combing raw wool

& Indigo dyeing

Interesting links

bullet Battle of Fulford
bullet Battle of Stamford Bridge
bullet Battle of Hastings
bullet English Heritage
bullet Battlefields Trust
bullet Young Archaeologists Club (CAB)
bullet York Archaeological Trust
bullet Regia re-enactors
bullet Viking re-enactors
bulletOnline documents

Events

bullet Riccall Rampage 24 July 2010
bullet Jorvik Festival (there will be another one in 2011!)
bullet Fulford Festival 2010
bullet Festival of archaeology 2010

 

 

 

 

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