It's not just about togas anymore. New evidence shows that "the Romans had a surprisingly advanced textile industry -- and possibly a luxury fashion addiction," with garments that included paenulas and laenas of wool, leather or felt.

It is a tradition for SCA royalty to gift other kingdom royals with a basket of items made by members from Their Kingdom. In 2011, Drachenwald's gift basket to Ealdormere was particularly splendid. Annika Madejska shares photos of items included in the basket on PicasaWeb.

A team of archaeologists from Coquetdale Community Archaeology has discovered the remains of a 13th century cloth mill on the River Coquet near Barrowburn, England. Experts believe that the mill was built by monks from the Newminster Abbey in Morpeth.

Those who would like to update their feast gear may want to take a look at the Fabric Store's article How to Make Your Own Linen Napkin, a simple project with detailed directions.

The Canton of Bearwood invites one and all for a weekend of fun.

Welcome to Ansteorra's latest Fiber College!

On the A Fashionable Excuse blog, Lady Elizabeth of Rivenstar reports that a box of 15th-16th century textiles was recently discovered in the Design Center of Philadelphia University. Now a fundraiser is in the works where those willing to donate will be given access to study the fabrics. (photo)

Clean out the closet, spare room and garage! Get rid of that gear that you don’t use, doesn’t fit or isn’t your persona anymore! Garb, fabric, feast gear, armor – anything period or relating to the SCA, And bring it to Coille Stoirmeil’s Castle Clearance

The Fiber Event 2011 - Greencastle, Indiana

Silks & Needles will once again be held in the Shire of Korsvag on April 30, 2011. The site will open at 8:00am, with classes commencing at 9:00am and ending at 3:00. Site closes at 4:00pm.

The Dominion of Myrkfaelinn extends an invitation to one and all to visit us for a day of Tournament, Melee, Fencing, Feasting, A&S and dancing.

Galot, fabric died with the juice of unripe persimmons, likely originated in Korea in the 15th century and became the mainstay clothing of farmers and fisherman. Largely lost to the centuries, a fashion designer is reviving the art on the resort island of Jeju.

Bring your latest project and join us for a weekend of fun. Baroness Caitlin nic Aindriu will be teaching a class on book binding. A number of other people have offered to teach just about anything you would like to learn, such as bobbin lace, kumihimo, tablet weaving, netting, spinning, needle felting, felting, knitting, nalbinding, sprang, etc.

Martha Monsson's talents include knitting, chrocheting, spinning, and weaving. Equally impressive is her collection of histric textile tools, ranging from 19th century spinning wheels to an authentic Roman distaff.

The website How to History offers a divers series of videos that teach a variety of medieval crafts of use to re-enactors.

On her blog, medievalbeadwork, Roxelana Bramante (Jonalee A. Crabb) shares her research regarding the origins of medieval beaded flowers.

The Shire of Abhainn Ciach Ghlais will host the eighth annual textile symposium on the weekend of November 19-21, at the Sieg Conference Center located on Narrows Road in Lamar, PA (no street address).

The Woodstock Fleece Festival is an annual event that invites fibre artists and others to join together in an atmosphere of appreciation, learning and camaraderie. The show will incorporate workshops and demonstrations from top instructors.  Exhibition booths will be selling everything from raw fibre to quality finished goods.  It is also a great place to have lunch!

The Barony of Tir-y-Don has a new Patron Saint. Come join us as we celebrate St. Brigid's Thread Needle Faire with Poultry Farmers, Dairymaids, Blacksmiths, Watermen, and Seamstresses. Fight till you drop, sew till your fingers bleed or take classes until the cows come home.

All are invited to the home of Cynehild Cynesigesdohtor for a day of sewing, chatting, food, and movies (requisite to the sewing, naturally!).

Lady Jadwiga Wlodzislawska of the Middle Kingdom has undertaken a a monumental challenge: to create a tapestry chronicling the history of the Society for Creative Anachronism. (photos)

Godfrey von Rheinfels has posted a video of the climatic Fabric War Melee, which took place in the Barony of Sun Dragon, Kingdom of Atenveldt, on June 19th, 2010.

Do you want to work on your archery? Perhaps you want to learn a new fiber art? Or maybe work on your fighting or cooking skills. Come to the Canton of Bearwood's Fibers and Fletching, where there will be workshops and classes on Fibers, Fletching, Food, and of course, Fighting. Come work on your draw arm, embroidering with style, cook up a storm, or just have fun beating upon one another!

Melissa Leventon, former Textile Curator-in-Charge at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, will lead a nine-day tour of museums, artisans’ studios and textile art dealers September 24 to October 2, 2010. The tour will focus on the cities of London and Bath.

On May 28-29, 2010, the Textile Museum of Canada will open its doors for a special sale of "yardages, yarns, patterns, quilt fabrics, notions and crafts."

Looking for a just the right fabric for a special project but can't find what you need? Spoonflower Fabrics will create a fabric from your design.

SewFest West 2010 is a public event for people who love needle arts such as sewing, quilting, embroidering, beading, embellishing, stitching, dyeing and felting to name just a few.

Lisa Evans, from the Quilt History discussion list, reports that two famous period quilts, the Tristan Quilt and the Coperta di Usella, will be on display this spring at museums in London and Florence.

The Shire of Frosted Hills welcomes you to Hrim Schola XIV, our annual schola celebrating the fiber arts.

Fibers Through Time 2010