Clothing Decoration

Clothing Decoration
Textiles
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Viking Age Compendium articles on Textiles:

Clothing

Cloth Colours & Patterns

Clothing Decoration

Cloth Weaving Patterns

Braiding, Naalbinding & Sprang

Clothing Materials

Fur & Feathers

Viking Age Compendium articles on Textiles:

Clothing

Cloth Colours & Patterns

Clothing Decoration

Cloth Weaving Patterns

Braiding, Naalbinding & Sprang

Clothing Materials

Fur & Feathers

Clothing in the Viking Age could be decorated in a number of ways:

Facings

An applied strip of cloth in a differnt colour attached at the neck, cuffs and around the hem of the skirt.
Art

Literature

Archaeology

Discussion

Embroidery

Applied to facings or directly onto the cloth. Roundles are popular.
Art

Literature

Archaeology

Discussion

Braid

Decorative braids are sometimes applied along seams
Art

Literature

Archaeology

Discussion

Tablet Weave

Art

Literature

Archaeology

• Norway, Oseburg. c.834.

Discussion

Silk Ribbons

Art

Literature

Archaeology

Discussion

Possaments

Only found in Eastern Viking contexts.
Art

Literature

Archaeology

Discussion