Introduction: Who are we and what are we doing???

We are five students from the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC Canada.  As part of ANTH 398, Life and Death in the Viking World, we are studying the ancient textile art of Nalbinding.  This technique is single needle knotting, similar to knitting or crochet.  This blog will follow our learning process and research over the next month or so.  Along with learning to nalbind, we will also be researching:

• Nalbinding in archaeology - what has been found and where?
• Sociocultural aspects of nalbinding - who was doing it, what were they making?
• Practical knowledge and comparisons - how was it done?  How does it compare to contemporary methods such as knitting? What materials were used?

Most of our research will come from enthusiasts and reenactors, but also from academic research and archaeological excavation reports.  Keep an eye on our links page for instructional videos and enthusiast pages that we have found helpful.

We are very excited to get started and share our learning experiences with everyone!