Viking sewing

First attempt at viking embroidery

This is the “must-have” item to begin your kit if you want to do your first steps in re-enactment. This pattern works for a wool tunic or a linen under tunic. To take the measurement, the easy way is to have a look at clothes that fit you and you need to add at least 4 to 5cm to the length and width for the seams. Here I have an old tunic that I am using as an example. The main body part which is composed of two rectangles one for the front and one for the side. Draw the rectangle with a pen

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I wanted to learn some basic embroidery and narrow-ware weaving skills. I ended up falling down a rabbithole! This about my journey and lessons I learned along the way.

First attempt at viking tunic.

This post is a collab with Korps and contains advertisement for plantdyes and fabrics I wanted to put down what I have learned about coloured garments and fabrics from the Viking age, so you may us…

Costume Tutorial for Historically Inspired Vikings for Renaissance Festival, Reenactment, and Cosplay (apron dress, arm wraps, barbarian invasion, beads, belt, braid, braided, brooch, cape, celtic, chainmail, chainmaille, cloak, cord foot, costume, fur, hair, hat, historical, history channel, how to, make-up, necklaces, norse, open front, pattern, penannular, pin, reenactment, renfest, sca, smokkr, texas, trf, trim, tunic, tutorial, Viking)

Have you ever wondered what Vikings wore to help them survive long, cold winters? Their fabric-making technique, Nalbinding, pre-dates knitting, and creates dense and warm items which don't unravel the way knitted items do.

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This blog post contains a collaboration advertisement for sewing machine guides from Sewingland. I thought I would share my best tips and tricks for making good apron dresses, since I have made a w…

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Enter your measurements for a FREE custom pattern. This is a replica of a real Viking shirt from 10th century Norway. Please note the pattern is only available in the online generator. It's not available for download or print at this time. Details below.

Danishviking 3 - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document describes several reconstructions of Viking clothing from Denmark, including: 1) A hood reconstruction based on textile fragments found at Hedeby dating to the 10th century. The hood likely covered the arms and had a characteristic "tail". 2) A tunic reconstruction based on fragments found at Hedeby. It was made of flax and had wedge-shaped sections in the back and sides for mobility…