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.
Read MoreThe past couple months I have slowly been plugging away at another Viking hood. Â 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. Â If you follow me on facebook, instagram, or twitter
Read MoreIt’s been longer than I had hoped since finishing the apron dress, and I still have not managed to take nice photos of it and the underdress for my portfolio, but while at Talon Crescent War I did manage to have a friend take a quick picture of me in the outfit.
Read MoreThis is the last detailed wip on my fully lined Skjolderhamn style Viking hood, fully hand stitched. Details on how to hand bind a hem.
Read MoreI have made a lot of progress on the Skjold harbour style Viking hood. Â 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. Â The stitches I am using are taken from the Viborg shirt,
Read MoreTonight I started work on a Viking hood in the style of the Skjold harbour Viking hood find. Free Viking hood pattern.
Read MoreMy apron dress is based on the large apron dress fragments found in Haithabu harbor (Hedeby), made in linen, with decorative seam embroidery and darts.
Read MoreThe needle book is hand sewn and embroidered with two Viking-style great wyrm designs, lucet braid ties, and wool felt pages.
Read MoreThis is the last WIP update on the needle book.  As of the writing of this post it is actually finished, and I hope to get the final photos up in the next couple days. Each side of the needle book is embroidered with a great wyrm, the first in green and outlined in burgundy, and
Read MoreI took the time to draw out the great wyrm designs I created for my needle book, so they will be easily available for other people to use. They are designed to balance each other without being identical or symmetrical.
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