Not my era, but those tortoise brooches are all hollowed, right? Which
argues for them being put over some convex body area.
Also, I came across this interesting link:
http://www3.baylor.edu/~Chris_Marsh/risala.htm
In section 82 there are two references to females wearing metal or
wooden
This reconstruction isn't what I would describe as provocative by
modern standards! Just goes to show what to what lengths the media
will go to to sex things up.
Margo
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I just scored 5 1/3 yards of linen blend at my local Joanne's on clearance
for only $3.00/yard! The only trouble is that it is black linen - but I
thought Hey, linen - only $3 - I can make something from that! My question
to
the group now - what can I make? I do have linen in other colors
My first thought would be to go with the late Victorian/Edwardian. You have to
be careful with mourning customs earlier, but thanks to Queen Victoria, by then
it had become fashionable to spend your life in mourning -- or just look like
you were. And 5 1/3 yards might get you to a late Vict.
On Tuesday 12 February 2008, Margo Anderson wrote:
This reconstruction isn't what I would describe as provocative by
modern standards! Just goes to show what to what lengths the media
will go to to sex things up.
True, it's not provocative by modern standards, but to be fair to the poor
On Tuesday 12 February 2008, Beth and Bob Matney wrote:
There has been a bit of discussion about this on
the Norsefolk_2 list. Here is an image of her reconstruction:
see bottom of http://www.uu.se/press/pm.php?id=48
http://www.newsdesk.se/pressroom/uu/image/view/pm_vikingakvinna1-5825
On Feb 12, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
It might
also depend on whether Viking women bound or otherwise wore
undergarments
that supported the breasts (something we really have no data on at
present).
Indeed. I notice that the reconstruction is worn over a modern
Hello, I am trying to locate the discussion board but think I have to
send an email to your here first, unless this is just for a separate
mailer which is fine also. Thanks.
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On Tuesday 12 February 2008, Lavolta Press wrote:
Not my era, but those tortoise brooches are all hollowed, right? Which
argues for them being put over some convex body area.
As someone else pointed out, the pin goes through the center hollow, which
cuts against a placement over the nipple.
On Tuesday 12 February 2008, Melanie Schuessler wrote:
On Feb 12, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
It might
also depend on whether Viking women bound or otherwise wore
undergarments
that supported the breasts (something we really have no data on at
present).
Indeed.
My first reaction is - that looks chilly! Why would you use all that
fabric to keep your bum warm and not your torso? It looks more
convincing with the shawl, but as Hanna said, the Valkyrie figure seems
to have something apron-like in front.
My husband has also commented that there is
On Tuesday 12 February 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Okay, I know this is going to be one of those simple questions with a
complicated answer, but I was just curious about when and where velvet was
invented? Specifically, would velvet or something similar have been
available, even to the very
That is more of a Celtic and Roman style with tubular apron and no straps.
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I have to say I don't think I've
ever seen anyone in re-enacting circles wear them as high as the
collarbone (cited in the article as the location that this new theory
is debunking).
On Tuesday 12 February 2008, Hanna Zickermann wrote:
That´s the most beautiful Viking/Rus outfit I´ve
seen so far! But when I suggested the look to an
SCA friend for court garb, she pointed out the
little string that holds the upper edge together
quite awquardly, and there would be strain on
Do you mean that the collarbone-location style referred to in the
article is more like a peplos? Were these large brooches worn with
those?
The people I mentioned that I've seen were wearing dresses with
straps and the brooches somewhere between the collarbone and the nipple.
Thanks,
that Valkyria figure next to the photo
with the shawl
Those little Valkyrie figures date from the Migration period and should not
be used to extrapolate Viking garb.
Nancy
Nancy Spies
Arelate Studio
_www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html_
Okay, I know this is going to be one of those simple questions with a
complicated answer, but I was just curious about when and where velvet was
invented? Specifically, would velvet or something similar have been available,
even to the very rich, in Constantinople around 800 AD? If not, when
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey, linen - only $3 - I can make something from that! My question to
the group now - what can I make? I do have linen in other colors as well, but
what periods, styles or types of garments could I use with the black?
It'll always be good as a lining.
IIRC the
I'm curious -- has Thora Sharptooth weighed in on this on Norsefolk? I'd be
interested in her thoughts.
Lauren
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From: Beth and Bob Matney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There has been a bit of discussion about this on
the Norsefolk_2 list. Here is an image
That´s the most beautiful Viking/Rus outfit I´ve
seen so far! But when I suggested the look to an
SCA friend for court garb, she pointed out the
little string that holds the upper edge together
quite awquardly, and there would be strain on the
pearl string if you remove that little string.
I'm not sure what you are saying but if you are saying that the tortoise
brooches were worn over the mammary because they are bowl like, this would
be incorrect because there is a vertical pin in it.
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Discoveries
Not my era, but those tortoise brooches are all
At 01:01 PM 2/12/2008, you wrote:
Where did you find the addition information? Astrid
It was posted by a member of another list (75 years) in response to
my request for additional information from the original article in
Waffen... (see bottom of photos for citation). I have not seen that
Gustafs Skål invited to a small winter party at Lövsta Gård on the second of
february this year.
It was very cosy and intimate because we were not as manny people as usually
when they invite to partys at Beatelund.
I compleately forgot to take pictures, but a lady borrowed my camera, and ended
Yes, it does have a complicated answer. Scholars are still debating it.
Try this website:
http://www.florilegium.org/files/TEXTILES/Hst-of-Velvet-art.html for a
mention of velvet as early as 948 AD in Moorish Spain. But it might have
existed on Constantinople earlier, but silk velvet doesn't seem
On Tuesday 12 February 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm curious -- has Thora Sharptooth weighed in on this on Norsefolk? I'd be
interested in her thoughts. Lauren
Not yet--though I expect she will eventually. It's possible she hasn't seen a
photo of Larssen's proposed reconstruction yet.
Thanks for the link. This is a simple in shape, but effective look. I haven't
been able to attend the Eastern Nebraska/Western Iowa Renfaire for the last
couple of years, but there was a group in Tartar(our Middle Ages era)costume,
complete with weaponry, the last time I was there. With the
Ours got to keep the flyspace but the garage door between the shop and
stage is only 10x10 so we still have to build everything On stage..just as
we always had to in the little theater.. When a show is up for performance,
the costumes are hanging out there in the shop and it is a trial to keep
Hey, this makes sense! Ill pass this on to the present shop steward.
Kathleen
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The kitchenette was for
There has been a bit of discussion about this on
the Norsefolk_2 list. Here is an image of her reconstruction:
see bottom of http://www.uu.se/press/pm.php?id=48
http://www.newsdesk.se/pressroom/uu/image/view/pm_vikingakvinna1-5825
Beth
At 01:01 PM 2/12/2008, you wrote:
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008
Mourning underwear. Black petticoat for wearing under Ren dress so the dirt
doesn't show as much as with lighter fabrics.
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