The finished green viking hood is linen, entirely hand sewn and embroidered with linen thread. Stitches used are herringbone stitch to finish the seam allowances and bottom hem, running stitch for assembly and accent around the hood opening, feather stitch for decorative reenforcement of the seams, and Oseberg rings for decoration on the hem.
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The past couple months I have slowly been plugging away at another Viking hood. This one is made from linen fabric, hand sewn with linen thread pulled from the selvage of the fabric, and embroidered with linen thread using herringbone stitch, feather stitch, and Osberg rings. If you follow me on facebook, instagram, or twitter
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This is the last detailed wip on my fully lined Skjolderhamn style Viking hood, fully hand stitched. Details on how to hand bind a hem.
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I have made a lot of progress on the Skjold harbour style Viking hood. I am making it from a brown wool outer and dark indigo blue linen lining, and hand stitching it using linen threads pulled from the selvage of the lining fabric. The stitches I am using are taken from the Viborg shirt,
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Tonight I started work on a Viking hood in the style of the Skjold harbour Viking hood find. Free Viking hood pattern.
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I wore the open red hood I hand stitched and embroidered to Collegium Caidis, and before we left on the second day I took some photos of myself wearing it. They have been added to my portfolio, and are also posted here for your convenience if you were wondering exactly how it looked on an actual human being.
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The red linen open hood is made from 100% linen fabric, with a linen embroidered scrolling vine pattern, mostly in chain stitch, and it is entirely hand stitched with linen thread. The main seam down the center of the hood is embroidered with fishbone stitch, also using linen thread.
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My linen open hood is nearly finished. It is hand sewn and embroidered with linen thread in an acanthus design.
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This is the project I started over the weekend of Pentathlon. I like to always have some sort of portable project going, so I have something to work on when I would otherwise be sitting around, as I like to keep my hands busy. The driving force behind making it is to help avoid sunburn.
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This basic Wiccan longrobe is made from one piece of white dupioni silk for the body, trimmed with yellow cotton broadcloth for the hem and sleeves. The hood is made from yellow cotton, with a wide front edge of white silk that extends seamlessly down to trim the front of the neck opening. Sleeves are
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