Embroidery Designs by Caoilfhionn

COMMENTARY:  Both design below are from 11th century Norwegian windvanes because of the appropriate shape and the fact that both could be  turned into griffins. The extant pieces of Norse embroidery are few and far between, and the only ones that even remotely support the Anglo-Saxon interlace idea are from the mid-10th century. Embroidered work through the  12th  and 13th centuries exists only in a series of wall hangings that resemble  the  Bayeux Tapestry in technique and narrative form. Thora Sharptooth covers  the topic well and quickly at http://www.vassar.edu/~capriest.  We can create  these  out of period materials, with period techniques, but all the research I've done  shows no solid support for interlace embroidery on cushions.  This is a brave extrapolation of the little we know.

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The following designs for the Leather Circles were submitted by Mistress Margaret Malise of Kyrkyntolaghe (Click on the link for a picture for a much larger view)

Designs for Wood panels

The following designs for the panels were submitted by Mistress Margaret Malise of Kyrkyntolaghe (Click on the link for a picture for a much larger view)

    Motto to be carved into the leather

Top: Old Norse,  Bottom: Runic transliteration
By Gunnora the Viking Answer Lady