Needlework Blather
Jun. 28th, 2005 08:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
martelvoncI'm 3/4 done embroidering my viking cap. It's turning out quite well if I may say so. I'll be pleased to wear it this weekend.
That said. I've only one reference for it and that is a secondary source at best. The cap in question was found in the Coppergate dig. The original cap was made of silk and was found with red linen threads attached and stitching holes that suggested needlework. I have not been able to get ahold of a copy of the original article that was used as documentation in the SCA article I've read. I'd like to read it on my own.
Documenting the cap is easy. Documenting the fact that needlework was used on the caps is stickier. Embroidery was done on clothing of the time period so a jump that says this type of cap may have also been decorated with embroidery is not too long. Still one does like to have a bit stronger argument than the one I've got now. But I will go with this until proven utterly wrong.
Embroidering these simple caps makes them quite pretty and cheerful. I'll try to use colors and materials as close to what was available at the time as possible. I will also use designs that are correct for the time period. My caps should look as historically viable as I can make it on my limited knowledge. If I'm going to make something I can't absolutly prove I should strive to make it look like it could have been made that way in period.
Making something up because I think it's cool doesn't cut it unless I show I'm making an educated guess.
That said. I've only one reference for it and that is a secondary source at best. The cap in question was found in the Coppergate dig. The original cap was made of silk and was found with red linen threads attached and stitching holes that suggested needlework. I have not been able to get ahold of a copy of the original article that was used as documentation in the SCA article I've read. I'd like to read it on my own.
Documenting the cap is easy. Documenting the fact that needlework was used on the caps is stickier. Embroidery was done on clothing of the time period so a jump that says this type of cap may have also been decorated with embroidery is not too long. Still one does like to have a bit stronger argument than the one I've got now. But I will go with this until proven utterly wrong.
Embroidering these simple caps makes them quite pretty and cheerful. I'll try to use colors and materials as close to what was available at the time as possible. I will also use designs that are correct for the time period. My caps should look as historically viable as I can make it on my limited knowledge. If I'm going to make something I can't absolutly prove I should strive to make it look like it could have been made that way in period.
Making something up because I think it's cool doesn't cut it unless I show I'm making an educated guess.
