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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Teaser photo and some detailed images of the viking garb I have been working on. Hand stitched and embroidered serk, apron dress, and apron.
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This is the finished embroidered scissor case, so I will have something pretty to hold my embroidery snips when I’m at events. It is embroidered with perle cotton and six-strand DMC cotton floss, on a cotton canvas base. Embroidery stitches used are stem stitch, wrapped stem stitch, chain stitch, Bayous Tapestry style couching, and padded satin
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The forehead cloth is almost done. Using linen thread I hand stitched a narrow whip stitch hem around all the edges of the cloth, and then am sewing the straps using a whip stitch over the folded edge. Once they are both done I will sew them to the forehead cloth and it will be
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Embroidered scissor case WIP, fully hand embroidered, leather lining, and lucet braid stitched over the seams.
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This applique embroidery knotwork belt favor was created as part of the Made it at War contest at Talon Crescent War I. Wool on wool with linen thread.
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