Clothing Materials

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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

Wool

Art
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Literature
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Archaeology
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Discussion
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Linen

Art
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Literature
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Archaeology
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Discussion
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Silk

Art
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Literature
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Archaeology

• London, Milk Street and Watling Court (late C9th-late C10th): 6 pieces of silk (14% of all textiles found) were found. Three are woven in a tabby, one in a patterned compound twill. The other pieces were a cord and a band. ^{[PRITCHARD 1984]:p.59}

Discussion
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Other Plant Fibres

Art
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Literature
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Archaeology
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Discussion
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Other Animal Hairs

Goat

Art
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Literature
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Archaeology

• London, Milk Street: 3 fragments of goat hair cloth. One fragment was a simple tabby and the two others in 2/1 twill weave.

^{[PRITCHARD 1984]:p.59}

• Beetgum, Netherlands (4th-6th C): Cloth made from goat hair. ^{[BRANDENBURGH 2009]:p.50}

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