Viking clothing patterns

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

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…

I am reconstructing a X century denizen of Truso and I spent last couple of weekends terribly busy on reconstructing: – Linen under dress – Wool upper dress The problem is that nobody s…

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.

Medieval Clothing: Ninth century clothing for men women and children of all classes including shoes and hairstyles.

Society for Creative Anachronism; SCA; Costuming; Viking; Apron Dress; Handsewing; Embroidery

Fabric Viking Hat Free Sewing Pattern

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

The apron dress or smokkr is fairly easy to sew. The first off is planning how to cut the panels. How your cutting plan should be laid out depends on your size and type of fabric. If the fabric is …

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For most reenactors, the aprondress (also called hangerock, tragerrock or smokkr) is the ubiquitous female garment of the Viking Age. In fact, I am frequently asked by women if they have to wear...

I taught a class on Viking women's garb at Harper's Retreat in the Barony of Stonemarche in August 2011, these are my class notes. The...