Category Archives: Viking
#54: Viking Coat
This is not completed yet, but I thought I’d show a “sneak peek” of my current work. I am making a Viking Coat using the pattern from Viking by Nille Glasel. I decided to work the Acanthus design from Embroidery from the Tenth Century Viking Grave at Mammen Denmark around the hem, neck and sleeve …
#46: Embroidered Viking Hood
Based on a fragment found in a Tenth Century Viking Grave at Mammen Denmark. Two quirky beasties worked in chain stitch with DMC Tapisserie wool which was split to use two of the 4 strands. The embroidery was worked on Melton wool and the seams decorated in white wool Osenstich embroidery.
#44, 45: Viking Seam Decoration
Some simple seam treatments for two linen Viking underdresses. Both worked with DMC Perle 8 cotton. The first one is a variation of interlaced herringbone stitch which was worked on the neck, cuffs and hem. Interlaced herring bone usually has one longer thread on top. I thought it might catch on things, so I modified …
#43: Viking Frontpiece
I have a copy of Viking by Nille Glasel and was inspired by the “interlaced cats” design on her frontpiece, so I set about making one of my own with birds as my theme. I modified a Clipart Celtic Birds design to make it fit my frontpiece. Worked on heavyweight linen suiting, using DMC Tapisserie …
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