Viking sewing pattern

Guide to Viking Turnshoes - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document provides instructions for making replica Viking turnshoes using basic sewing skills. It explains that turnshoes are shoes constructed inside out and then turned right side out. The hardest part is creating an accurate foot pattern. Instructions are given to trace one's foot and use string to measure foot dimensions needed to shape the sole and upper patterns. Attention to…

Skjoldehamn hood pattern and measurements for myself. Includes link to a helpful article by Lady Kate and exact numbers for the hood size.

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

In 1936 a body was discovered in a bog near Skjoldehamn (Skjold harbour) on the Norwegian island of Andøya. The find included a complete costume consisting of a shirt, a kirtle, shirt, belt, trouse…

A quick start guide on how to make viking clothes using period hand-sewing techniques, and how to select the correct cloth.

More about this on my project journal: www.morgandonner.com/2013/12/16th-century-shirt/

Fabric Viking Hat Free Sewing Pattern