ClaireFromClare, 7 months ago to histodons Interesting research on textile dyes in medieval Estonia: https://news.err.ee/1609119521/early-medieval-estonia-s-favorite-color-was-blackish-blue & the use of local plants / lichen mixed with the woad, which was not the local variety but traded & widely cultivated across Europe from the #13thCentury. 🧵 1/3 #lichen #TreeBark #woad #textile #dye #colour #color #NaturalMaterials #archaeology @histodons
Interesting research on textile dyes in medieval Estonia: https://news.err.ee/1609119521/early-medieval-estonia-s-favorite-color-was-blackish-blue & the use of local plants / lichen mixed with the woad, which was not the local variety but traded & widely cultivated across Europe from the #13thCentury. 🧵 1/3
#lichen #TreeBark #woad #textile #dye #colour #color #NaturalMaterials #archaeology @histodons