This book goes into the weaving, dyeing, thread production, types and amounts of animals needed for cloth production in the Greenland colony in the 14th century

This book goes into the weaving, dyeing, thread production, types and amounts of animals needed for cloth production in the Greenland colony in the 14th century. Highly recommend it especially when the author comes to something that she didn't know she says we have no idea. This hard-cover book, translated from Danish, is a fascinating look at an obscure treasure. Clothing found in the ancient settlements of Greenland (1000 . is discussed, color photos and drawings explaining construction details of the garments are included. It is a beautiful book and anyone interested in clothing or textiles of the middle ages will consider it a must-have.

Woven into the Earth recounts the dramatic story of Norlund's excavation in the context of other Norse textile finds in Greenland. It then describes what the finds tell us about the materials and methods used in making the clothes. One of the century's most spectacular archaeological finds occurred in 1921, a year before Howard Carter stumbled upon Tutankhamun's tomb, when Poul Norlund recovered dozens of garments from a graveyard in the Norse settlement of Herjolfsnaes, Greenland. Preserved intact for centuries by the permafrost, these mediaeval garments display remarkable similarities to western European costumes of the time.

In Woven into the Earth Else Ostergard recounts the dramatic story of Norlund's excavation in the context of other Norse textile finds in Greenland. She describes what the finds tell us about the materials and methods used in making the clothes. The weaving and sewing techniques detailed here are surprisingly sophisticated, and one can only admire the talent of the women who employed them, especially considering the harsh conditions they worked under.

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Else Ostergard, Else Stergard. Preserved intact for centuries by the permafrost, these mediaeval garments display remarkable similarities to western European costumes of the time

Woven into the Earth: Textile finds in Norse Greenland (None) by Else OSTERGAARD.

Woven into the Earth: Textile finds in Norse Greenland (None) by Else OSTERGAARD. Medieval Dress Medieval Fashion Medieval Clothing 14th Century Clothing Medieval Pattern Renaissance Garb Gown Pattern Historical Costume Historical Clothing. greenland gown, bog find, cotehardie, houpelande, currently trying to flat pattern draft a gothic fitted dress similar to those in the limburg book of hours using measurements and the basic shapes of the extant pieces. Dame Helen - Cotehardies from Greenland Gowns - Patterns.

In Woven into the Earth Else Østergård recounts the dramatic story of Nørlund's excavation in the context of other Norse textile finds in Greenland.

References found in this work BETA. Similar books and articles. Meeting the Other in Norse Myth and Legend. Citations of this work BETA. Ancient Textiles E. J. W. Barber: Prehistoric Textiles: The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special Reference to the Aegean. Pp. Xxxi + 471; 223 Figs.

Woven Into the Earth book. Woven into the Earth recounts the dramatic story of Norlund's excavation in the context of other Norse textile finds in Greenland.