Clothing Materials
From The Viking Age Compendium
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More Textiles pages
Viking Age Compendium articles on Textiles:
Viking Age Compendium articles on Textiles:
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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References
Brandenburgh, Chrystel R. (2009) 'Early medieval textile remains from settlements in the Netherlands. An evaluation of textile production'. Journal of Archaeology in the Low Countries 2-1(May 2010). [BRANDENBURGH 2009] ^ *
Pritchard, Frances A. (1984) Late Saxon textiles from the City of London (wool, goat hair, silk, flax: production processes; 11th century new technology). pp.46-74. (Available Online) Medieval Archaeology: Vol.28 [PRITCHARD 1984] ^ 1 2 *
