Claire Barnes · @ClaireFromClare
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Between 1300 & 1362, as temperatures fell & the #LittleIceAge set in, #weavers in #Greenland made thicker cloth, #WeftDominant. Fascinating #LongRead on #archaeology, the evolution of #spinning & #weaving technique, & #textile as #money, the findings of Michèle Hayeur Smith.
Also mentions Iceland's exports of #fish, which reached the #LadyOfClare in Suffolk!
Article by Francine Russo: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/viking-textiles-show-women-had-tremendous-power/
#littleiceage #weavers #greenland #weftdominant #longread #archaeology #spinning #weaving #textile #money #fish #LadyofClare