Needlecases
pewter needlecase- tower
pewter needlecase- small
brass needlecase

Needles & Pins
brass needle 1
brass needle 2
brass pins large
brass pins fine
bone needles
bone awl

Thimbles
ring thimble
brass ring thimble
brass ring thimble
brass beehive thimble
leather thimble

Scissors & shears
large metal scissors
15th century scissors
forged iron scissors pointed blades
forged iron scissors curved blades
medium-large iron scissors
metal snips- large
metal snips- small

Other
Boxes- oval, set of 3 Finnish birch
bone lucet
8 wooden reels- natural
9 small pine dowel reels
14 medium pine dowel reels
3 large pine dowel reels
niddy noddy
measuring stick
small wooden turned boxes x 6
4 iron hooks
Wax
sewing sign

 

Samples
Wool - colour samples
Wool - thread samples hand dyed
Linen - thread samples
Wool samples
Linen/silk blend samples
Linen samples
Brocade samples

Button samples
Aglet samples
Seams sample
Eyelet sample

Wool cones X2

Needlecases

Pewter needlecase

Country of Origin: Netherlands
Time Period: 14th-15th century
Type of Item: Needlecase
Outer Colour/colours: Silver
Construction Materials: Lead free pewter
Details of Construction: Cast. 1.2cm internal diameter x 9.5cm length
Details of Decoration & Finishes: floral design in each panel with acorn finials at either end
Made by: Lionheart Replicas, UK,
Bought from: Mainly Medieval
Documentation Artifact Netherlands

Pewter needlecase

Country of Origin: Netherlands
Time Period: 15th century
Type of Item: Needlecase
Outer Colour/colours: Silver
Construction Materials: Lead free pewter
Details of Construction: Cast. 97 x 26mm
Details of Decoration & Finishes: Slightly adapted from a 15th c. needle case from the Netherlands (Schatten) and similar to an English example (MoL, Pilgrim Souvenirs, fig. 7). It has the names of the Three Kings of Cologne and an invocation to the Blessed Virgin on the lower part. The upper and lower parts are strung together on cords
Made by: Billy and Charlie,USA.
Bought from: Billy and Charlie,USA.
Documentation Artifact, Schatten uit de Schelde, p.43; Pilgrim Souvenirs, fig. 7

Pewter needlecase

Country of Origin:
Time Period: 14th-15th century
Type of Item: Needlecase
Outer Colour/colours: silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Total length of needle case is 5.3cm.
Details of Decoration & Finishes: Lozenge shaped finish.
Made by: Made in the Czech Republic.
Bought from: Gift fromLissa- bought from Make Your Own Medieval
Documentation Artifact

Ring Thimble

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Ring thimble
Outer Colour/colours: black
Construction Materials: Iron?
Details of Construction: Cast in one piece
Details of Decoration & Finishes: Original would have had hand punched holes
Made by:
Bought from: Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology gift shop
Documentation: 14-15th Century Ring thimble 19mm gaukler originals

Brass Ring Thimble

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Ring thimble
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Cast in one piece Handmade of sheet brass
Made by: unknown
Bought from: Mainly Medieval
Documentation examples in the Museum of London's "Dress Accessories- Medieval Finds from Excavations in London

Brass Ring Thimble x 2

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 1350-1400
Type of Item: Ring thimble
Outer Colour/colours: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Cast of hand punched artifact
Details of Decoration & Finishes: none
Imported from: Medieval Design, Italy
Documentation

Brass Beehive Thimble x 2

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 1350-1400
Type of Item: Domed thimble
Outer Colour/colours: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Cast of hand punched artifact
Details of Decoration & Finishes: none
Imported from: Medieval Design, Italy
Documentation

Leather thimble

Country of Origin:
Time Period:
Type of Item: Leather thimble
Outer Colour/colours: Black
Construction Materials: Suede, linen thread
Details of Construction: Hand stitched
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation

Brass needle 1

Country of Origin: London, England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Needle
Colour: Brass
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Hand made with drilled thread hole
Made by: Malcolm Fraser, Sweetness & Light, UK.
Documentation

Brass needle 1

Country of Origin: London, England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Needle
Colour: Brass
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Hand made with drilled thread hole
Bought from: Medieval Design, Italy
Made by: unknown
Documentation

Bone needles x 2

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Needles
Colour/colours: White
Construction Materials: Bone
Details of Construction: 2bone needles- med & lge. hand fashioned with holes drilled.
Details of Decoration & Finishes: No decoration
Made by: Malcolm Fraser, Sweetness & Light, UK.
Documentation

Brass pins, large

Country of Origin: London, England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Pins
Colour/colours: Brass
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Manufactured. 26x.55mm
Made by: Birch
Bought from: Spotlight
Documentation

Brass pins, fine

Country of Origin: London, England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Pins
Colour/colours: Brass
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Manufactured.
Made by: Birch
Bought from: Spotlight
Documentation

Scissors & Shears

Large metal scissors

Country of Origin: Russia
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Scissors
Outer Colour/colours: black
Construction Materials: Iron
Details of Construction: 22 cm. Handforged.
Details of Decoration & Finishes: none
Made by: The Merchant Venturers, UK.
Documentation Artifact Novgorod Musuem, Russia. Source 13th/15th C medieval paintings.

15th century metal scissors

Country of Origin: Russia
Time Period: 15th century
Type of Item: Scissors
Outer Colour/colours: black
Construction Materials: Iron
Details of Construction: 22cm. Handforged.
Details of Decoration & Finishes: none
Made by: ?
Imported by: Make Your Own Medieval.
Documentation Artifact Novgorod Musuem, Russia. Source 13th/15th C medieval paintings.

Forged iron scissors with pointed blades

Country of Origin:
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Scissors
Outer Colour/colours: black
Construction Materials: Iron
Details of Construction: cm. Handforged.
Details of Decoration & Finishes: none
Imported by: Lacis, California
Documentation

Forged iron scissors with curved blades

Country of Origin:
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Scissors
Outer Colour/colours: black
Construction Materials: Iron
Details of Construction: cm. Handforged.
Details of Decoration & Finishes: none
Imported by: Lacis, California
Documentation

Medium metal shears

Country of Origin: Europe & England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Scissors
Outer Colour/colours: black
Construction Materials: Iron
Details of Construction: cm. Handforged.
Details of Decoration & Finishes: none
Imported by: Medieval Design, Italy
Documentation

Medium metal snips

Country of Origin:
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Scissors
Outer Colour/colours: black
Construction Materials: Iron. Sprung motion
Details of Construction: cm. Handforged.
Details of Decoration & Finishes: none
Made by: ?
Bought from: Make Your Own Medieval
Documentation artifact, Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology

Small metal snips

Country of Origin:
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Scissors
Outer Colour/colours: black
Construction Materials: Iron
Details of Construction: cm. Handforged.
Details of Decoration & Finishes: none
Made by: Bought from ?
Documentation artifact, Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology

Wooden thread reels x 4

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Thread reel
Outer Colour: Natural
Construction Materials: Hardwood
Details of Construction: Hand turned
Details of Decoration: unvarnished
Made by:
Bought from: Medieval Design, Italy
Documentation Artifact fragment, Museum of London find

Wooden thread reels x 3 large

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Thread reel
Outer Colour: Natural
Construction Materials: Pine
Details of Construction: Hand turned
Details of Decoration: unvarnished
Made by: Rosalie
Bought from:

Wooden thread reels x 14 medium

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Thread reel
Outer Colour: Natural
Construction Materials: Pine dowel
Details of Construction: Hand turned
Details of Decoration: unvarnished
Made by: Rosalie
Bought from:

Wooden thread reels x 9 small

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Thread reel
Outer Colour: Natural
Construction Materials: Pine dowel
Details of Construction: Hand turned
Details of Decoration: unvarnished
Made by: Rosalie
Bought from:

Wooden thread reels x thin

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Thread reel
Outer Colour: Natural
Construction Materials: dyed bamboo skewers
Details of Construction: Hand turned
Details of Decoration: unvarnished
Made by: Rosalie
Bought from:

Linen thread - type and colour samples

Country of Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Linen thread
Details of Construction: from left to right:
- Linen, black waxed (Gutermann, Spotlight),
- Linen, brown, red, yellow, (Gutermann, Spotlight),
- Unbleached linen, hand spun (Historical Textiles, Sweden)
- Off white linen, commercially produced (Gutermann, Spotlight)
- White linen, commercially produced (Gutermann, Spotlight)
- Irish linen, commercially produced (Op Shop)

Woolen thread - colour samples

Country of Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Wool thread
Details of Construction: Swedish spun wool
Details of Decoration: Hand dyed using period methods
Made by:
- Wool, woad dyed (Historical Textiles, Sweden)
- Wool, madder dyed (Historical Textiles, Sweden)
- Wool, undyed (Historical Textiles, Sweden)
- Wool, oak gall dyed (Historical Textiles, Sweden)
- Wool, undyed, hand spun (Angela Ketley/Doak)

Sewing thread

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Quilting thread
Colour: White
Construction Materials: Cotton
Details of Construction: Commercially produced
Made by: Gutermann, Germany
Bought from: Spotlight, Mt Gravatt

Wool - colour samples

Country of Origin: Italy
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Wool thread
Details of Construction: Italian spun wool
Details of Decoration: Hand dyed using period methods
Made by: Silvio's Workshop, Italy
Documentation

Wool - natural

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Wool thread
Outer Colour: Natural
Details of Construction: Hand spun wool
Details of Decoration: None
Made by:
Bought from: RSPCA Wacol Op Shop
Documentation

Wool - large cone

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Wool thread
Outer Colour: Natural
Details of Construction: Hand spun wool
Details of Decoration: None
Made by:
Bought from: Endeavour Op Shop
Documentation

Niddy Noddy

Country of Origin: Europe
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Niddy noddy - wood winder
Outer Colour: natural
Construction Materials: Pine
Details of Construction: Hand made
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation The three daughter of ... 14th century manuscript

Bone lucet

Country of Origin:
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Lucet
Outer Colour: Natural
Construction Materials: Bone
Details of Construction: Hand shaped and sanded
Details of Decoration & Finishes: No decoration
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation Artifact sheep bone lucet, York. 13th C Sigtuna Museum, Sweden

Leather-bound book

Country of Origin:
Time Period: 1300 onwards?
Type of Item: Journal
Outer Colour: Mid Brown
Construction Materials: Leather, hand-made paper
Details of Construction: Hand made
Details of Decoration & Finishes:
Made by: Pawel, Etsy shop, Poland

Measuring stick

Country of Origin: Italy
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Measuring stick
Outer Colour: White
Construction Materials: Hardwood
Details of Construction: Hand made
Details of Decoration: painted with markings at one inch
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation Tacuinum Sanitatus, Tailor's Workshop

Wool Cloth- type samples

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Wool cloth
Colour: Many colours
Details of Construction: Wool swatches, cut and blanket stitched into swatch books
Made by: Rosalie from offcuts

Linen-silk blend Cloth- type samples

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Wool cloth
Colour: Many colours
Details of Construction: Wool swatches, cut and blanket stitched into swatch books
Made by: Rosalie from offcuts

Linen Cloth- type samples

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Wool cloth
Colour: Many colours
Details of Construction: Wool swatches, cut and blanket stitched into swatch books
Made by: Rosalie from offcuts

Brocade cloth samples

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item:
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials:
Details of Decoration/finishes:
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation:

Seam Sample

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item:
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials:
Details of Decoration/finishes:
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation:

Eyelet Sample

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item:
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials:
Details of Decoration/finishes:
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation:

Lambswool/Budge Sample

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item:
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials:
Details of Decoration/finishes:
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation:

Rabbit/Coney fur sample

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item:
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials:
Details of Decoration/finishes:
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation:

Ermine fur sample

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item:
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials:
Details of Decoration/finishes:
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation:

Button type samples

Country of Origin: England-France-Europe
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Linen thread
Details of Construction: from left to right:
- Cloth button - wool, hand made (Rosalie)
- Cloth button - wool, hand made (Rosalie)
- Pewter button, garnet centre (Lionheart Replicas, England)
- Pewter button, nipple type (Gesithas, Australia)
- Pewter button, large, glass stone (Steve Millingham Pewter Replicas)
- Pewter button, decorated
- Pewter button, conical (Gesithas, Australia)

Aglet Samples

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Sign
Outer Colour/colours: Painted
Construction Materials: Pine board, acrylic paint, metal hooks
Details of Decoration/finishes: Painted
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts

Bees Wax

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Wax
Outer Colour/colours: Natural
Construction Materials: Beeswax
Made by:
Bought from: Make Your Own Medieval

Workshop sewing sign

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Sign
Outer Colour/colours: Painted
Construction Materials: Pine board, acrylic paint, metal hooks
Details of Decoration/finishes: Painted
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts

Bentwood storage and display boxes Set of three

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item:
Outer Colour/colours: Natural
Construction Materials: Finnish poplar
Construction method: steamed and then bent under pressure
Details of Decoration/finishes: none
Sizes: 8-1/2" x 4-1/2" x 3"
8-1/4" x 4-1/8" x 2-3/4"
7-3/4" x 3-3/4" x 2-1/2".
Bought from: Holzalbum, Germany
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts

Small round wooden boxes for storage and display x 5

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item:
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials: Unfinished pine
Details: Height: 1 inch / 2,7 cm, Diameter: 1,5 inch / 3,9 cm
Made by:
Bought from; Coloricrafts, Poland
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts

Iron hooks x 4

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Hooks
Outer Colour/colours: Black
Construction Materials: Iron
Details of Construction: Hand forged
Made by: Wayne Schmidt, Cracked Anvil Forge
Documentation: none