Early-Period Cinctures - Via Bog Bodies!

[ragnvaeig]

Have been poking around with ways to secure my earliest-period clothing in more-period style, as the ring-belt stopgap has finally become persona-non-grata in my kit.

Comments

[m_nivalis]

If someone has a copy of Hald's book on ancient Danish textiles, let me know if there is more detailed info?
I think the library has it. I can check tomorrow (making no promises, though - my memory can be a bit shoddy at times).

[ragnvaeig]

Fingers crossed, and thanks.

[m_nivalis]

Do you still need it, or will Pearl's info be enough?

[paperkingdoms]

It's really cool that there are still extant bits. And I have no idea how it was done, but it doesn't look like tabby. I might believe twill because of the difference in widths... but those are long floats.

[ragnvaeig]

I don't imagine they're embroidery, but that's also an option.

And I'm always happiest to work from extant pieces. Few Iron Age textiles survive overall, but the bogs are great sources for things that would otherwise rot away.

[pearl]

Hald pp. 47-54

p.47
"The find comprised a checkered skirt, a checkered scarf, two skin capes, a horn comb, a leather thong, a woven band, a leather strap, a woollen cord, two woollen threads, and a pin made from the bone of a bird."

p.48
There is a photo of the skirt in full, and a close-up of the leather strap in the waistband. (It then refers to p. 160 with a weaving diagram of the selvedge.)

p. 50
There is a more detailed description of the skirt, and the selvedge structure. All it says about the leather cord is:
"Still in position are the remains of leather cords for tying the skirt with."

If nobody else has access to a copy and a scanner, I can take photos of the figures with my digital camera.

[m_nivalis]

No scanner, I'm afraid.

[ragnvaeig]

That would be very helpful, thank you.

[pearl]

No problem! (It's just luck I had borrowed the copy from my university library).

p.47
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v244/quokkaqueen/SDC10536.jpg

p.48
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/quokkaqueen/SDC10537.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/quokkaqueen/SDC10538.jpg

bottom p. 50
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/quokkaqueen/SDC10539.jpg

bottom, p. 51
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/quokkaqueen/SDC10540.jpg

The weaving diagram from page 160 didn't upload weirdly. Give me a minute...