Viking and Medieval Dublin

National Museum Excavations 1962-1973 Catalogue of Exhibition

Published: Ard-Mhusaem na h-Eireann
An Rionn Oideachais first Published 1973

Many hundred's of textile fragments were discovered in excellent conservation.

• Fragments include coarse heavy fabrics in plain weave, to fine material woven in twill

• Red Dye,

• Bone tablets for Tablet Weaving. Narrow woven boarders for sewing on as edging or in decorative patterns

• Yarn was woven using wooden spindles, weighted with whorls of bone or stone

• Wooden Reels on which the yarn was wound

• Sewing needles of bone, bronze and iron

• Needles cases - one of them is a decorated bronze specimen dating to the 10th Century

• Footwear finds included boots and shoes of tanned leather, adult and children