Hey hive-mind, I want pics and references for viking era wool combs. Please help? I wanna make some... it seems like a fun project. I saw a pic of some in Nialla's spiffy book, and now I can't find any pics of extant ones.
I was under the impression that there is some debate over the difference between a heckle for linen, and a wool comb, especially when you have only a few rows of iron teeth preserved?
(Which I'm guessing is why looking at the ID numbers mentioned in this thesis for a ullkam in the University museum database seems to pull up references to heckles.)
This monograph on flax (very big download!) there's one on page 32 of the PDF.
oooh, thanks! I wasn't really aware of the debate, having gotten into fiber geekery fairly recently. However, I think that I would like to make some versions of these items, whatever they actually were, to try to use (perhaps for both purposes?), so this is really helpful! Thanks again!
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(Which I'm guessing is why looking at the ID numbers mentioned in this thesis for a ullkam in the University museum database seems to pull up references to heckles.)
This monograph on flax (very big download!) there's one on page 32 of the PDF.
PS. Apparently this photo is from the Bergen museum:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnybo/2353875718/
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