Find spot: Akrotiri, island of Thera (Santorini), North wallDate: 17th c. BCEClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, assorted jewelryMuseum link: Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini Lady B is mature woman who appears to be helping another woman(girl?) to get dressed (holding wrap skirt in her right hand, left hand held out to almost touch the girl who wears a gold heanos with blue trim). Her…
Find spot: Greece (exact location unknown)Date: 1600-1500 BCEClothing depicted: heanos, flounce skirt, assorted jewelry, Museum link: The Cleveland Museum of Art inv. 2002.89 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2002.89 (NOTE: BEAUTIFUL zoom available at the museum link) This extremely rare Minoan bronze statuette represents a girl worshiping a deity. It was probably left as a dedication to a divinity. She wears a flounced skirt over a sleeved robe open…
Ivory plaque with a seated woman in relief Find spot: Citadel of Mycenae, Argolis, near the modern village of Mykines.Date: 15th-14th c. BCClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, assorted jewelry, estheta (shawl)Museum link: https://www.namuseum.gr/en/ monthly_artefact/the-lady-of-the-rocks/ National Archaeological Museum in Athens Collection of Prehistoric Antiquities, inv. no. Π 5897 From the museum link:“The goddess is dressed in the typical Aegean costume with the tight short-sleeved vest that…
Find spot: Mycenae; north slope of the Acropolis, close to the megaronDate: 15th-14th c. BCClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, assorted jewelry, estheta (shawl)Museum link: National Archaeological MuseumCollection of Prehistoric Antiquities, inv. no. Π7711 https://www.namuseum.gr/ en/monthly_artefact/terms-of-endearment/ Ivory figurine representing two seated, bare-breasted female deities and a child leaning on their knees, the so called “ivory triad”. One cloak covers both women. A masterpiece of mycenaean art.…
Find spot: Thebes, Greece, Kadmeia, Palace of ThebesDate: LH III A period, 1400-1300 BCClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, assorted jewelry, fillet, hat (?)Museum link: Archaeological Museum of Thebes https://www.mthv.gr/en/permanent-exhibition/mycenaean-period/ “The Theban fresco was originally 14 meters long, consisting of three zones: 1. a decorative band in the upper part, 2. the main composition, known as the Procession of Female Worshipers, in the middle,…
Find spot: Crete, Knossos, palace, Queen’s MegaronDate: 1450-1375 BCEClothing depicted: short-sleeved bodice (probably heanos), a diaphanous chemise, sacred knot, probably wrap skirtMuseum link: https://ca.heraklionmuseum.gr/ca/pawtucket/index.php/Detail/objects/394 Museum quote: The fresco was found fallen on the south side of the east lightwell of the Queen’s Megaron. The reconstruction of the fresco on a pillar of the Megaron is Evans’ hypothesis. He identified the…
Okay. So I’m not quite done reading Ariadne’s Threads*** (the book about the evolution of Minoan** clothing 2700 – 1500 BCE) but I have gotten far enough in it to feel confident that my initial theory about Minoan’s women’s garments (theory nicknamed “Boobies teeheehee”) was wrong. Sir Arthur Evans, a British archaeologist (1851–1941), is credited with discovering the frescoes on…
A Ymir 2026 I setup a display of my progress in knitting. I (of course) neglected to get any pictures of the display. The display image is from KASF 2026. I included the following items: Scholar’s hat Display document about Scholar’s Hat.In 2018 my mother taught me to knit. We both knit a scholar’s hat using Wicked Woolens/Sally Pointer’s pattern…
Tent Stitch Tent stitch was a popular and easy to work embroidery stitch used extensively for creating richly decorated furnishings during the Elizabethan period in England. There were two main techniques for using tent stitch: This stitch can be worked in several directions. It creates a strong, hardwearing surface, both on the front of the work and on the back.…
Blood (Beet) Red linen waisted kirtle started 4/12/2022. Never going to be finished. Mama needs a new kirtle. It turns out stressing and sheltering in place for two years ran riot with my diet. So now all my old clothes don’t fit (except for my really really old clothes.. which I don’t want to wear).. so new clothes it is.…