Interesting to see some braiding done in other materials besides the wire posaments. In Lödöse (Sweden) a large number of ancient textiles was found, circa 1250-1350 CE. Some of the textile artifacts are about 87 cm in length. Most finds are striped woolen fabrics, 90 pleated textiles, made from very thin wool fabric; woven silk trim/ribbons, woven wool and even horsehair textiles.
Patterns of extant garments - Shirts and Chemises, Viborg
This linen shirt, or tunic, is from 11th century Viborg, Denmark. The body was made from one piece of fabric, and lined with the same fabric from shoulder to waist, both in front and back. The lining was attached to the front piece with a (special ???) seam. The side-seams extended from shoulders to the waist, but not beyond that, even though the shirt went down to the knees. But because (below the waist) the back was made wider than the front, they overlapped on the sides, making up for the...
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Bells from Birka. These were mostly found in children's graves. The author suggests that these were probably not part of the clothing, but rather served as parts of pacifying toys ("Kinderklapper") or as amulets, with perhaps an additional function of allowing parents to hear where the child was. (Article on "Schellen" by Anne Sofie Gräslund, from Birka II, part I, ed. Greta Arwidsson)
Apron Dress Expert - Inga Hägg. She's one of the main people that's used when people talk about Apron dresses and the extant finds. She is a Swedish archaeologist geared toward textile archeology. Hägg doctorate in 1974 at Uppsala University with a dissertation on Viking women's costume with a focus on grave finds from Birka.
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