Archaeologists say a second oven has been unearthed, suggesting it was a busy hub producing cloth.

Viking women were responsible for clothing their family, and that meant weaving on a loom similar to the one we've featured here. Any extra material they produced could be sold or traded to increase ...

Patience, as the old saw goes, is a virtue – it’s just not one of ours. In our Christmas Day column we mentioned that we were so taken with weaving on the featured children’s loom that we ordered an ...

You are in: North Yorkshire > History > Archaeology > Watch a Viking loom in action! Viking loom By Nicola Lawrence Ever wondered how Vikings made their (rather fetching) clothes? The mystery is over, ...