Monkey see, monkey do...
Nov. 25th, 2004 12:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stellar_muddleJust seen a very good article on Anglo-Saxon embroidery on clothing, and now want to do some... However, there are some slight problems with this:
- Generally focus on Viking rather than Anglo-Saxon, and there is a difference in style. Not to mention Vikings generally used tablet weaving, rather than embroidery. Also apparently Viking embroidered cuffs are a bit iffy to document - tablet weaving, hell yes, but cuffs... ? collars - talk to Maggie re details?.
- Z need more tunics (and trousers and undertunics and ...:) - good excuse, BUT kinda needs more shift rocks, chop trees, hit hot metal, fun play mud pies tunics. Embroidering these seems a little overkill, not to mention the stresses when they are torn, both on the sewer, and the wearee. Although embroidered silk strips onto a good woolen tunic...
- Am trying not to start any new projects til I have finished the ones I have started ie clean up the seam treatment on the tunics made for Festival so they don't fray for next Festival. Already broken this with the naalbinded socks.. no, mittens now (evolution in progress).
- speaking of new projects, still want to try making one of the 14th C Hjerolfnes gowns and/or fitted cotehardie, neither of which takes that sort of decoration.
And more importantly
- don't have any sewing gear in my office (bar the naalbinding wool and needle and the only suitable fabric is the curtains...no, bad idea, sulk)
So, a question (or two) for the reinactors (or former reinactors) out there.
How much of your medieval clothing is for show ie Feast, court, display, looking shiny?
How much is for doing medieval stuff in ie cooking on an open fire, fetching water, working in? Often the play mud pies tunics, but not necessarily.
Do you aim for the same level of authenticity in both?
Do you go to events to look medieval and play with people who also look medieval, or are you there to do medieval stuff, day to day, as well as the special occasion stuff? Both, either, none of the above?
Curious....
- Generally focus on Viking rather than Anglo-Saxon, and there is a difference in style. Not to mention Vikings generally used tablet weaving, rather than embroidery. Also apparently Viking embroidered cuffs are a bit iffy to document - tablet weaving, hell yes, but cuffs... ? collars - talk to Maggie re details?.
- Z need more tunics (and trousers and undertunics and ...:) - good excuse, BUT kinda needs more shift rocks, chop trees, hit hot metal, fun play mud pies tunics. Embroidering these seems a little overkill, not to mention the stresses when they are torn, both on the sewer, and the wearee. Although embroidered silk strips onto a good woolen tunic...
- Am trying not to start any new projects til I have finished the ones I have started ie clean up the seam treatment on the tunics made for Festival so they don't fray for next Festival. Already broken this with the naalbinded socks.. no, mittens now (evolution in progress).
- speaking of new projects, still want to try making one of the 14th C Hjerolfnes gowns and/or fitted cotehardie, neither of which takes that sort of decoration.
And more importantly
- don't have any sewing gear in my office (bar the naalbinding wool and needle and the only suitable fabric is the curtains...no, bad idea, sulk)
So, a question (or two) for the reinactors (or former reinactors) out there.
How much of your medieval clothing is for show ie Feast, court, display, looking shiny?
How much is for doing medieval stuff in ie cooking on an open fire, fetching water, working in? Often the play mud pies tunics, but not necessarily.
Do you aim for the same level of authenticity in both?
Do you go to events to look medieval and play with people who also look medieval, or are you there to do medieval stuff, day to day, as well as the special occasion stuff? Both, either, none of the above?
Curious....
