Clothing Materials

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Viking Age Compendium articles on Textiles:

Clothing

Clothing

Textiles

Textiles

Cloth Colours & Patterns

Cloth Colours & Patterns

Clothing Decoration

Clothing Decoration

Cloth Weaving Patterns

Cloth Weaving Patterns

Braiding, Naalbinding & Sprang

Braiding, Naalbinding & Sprang

Fur & Feathers

Fur & Feathers

Clothing

Clothing

Textiles

Textiles

Cloth Colours & Patterns

Cloth Colours & Patterns

Clothing Decoration

Clothing Decoration

Cloth Weaving Patterns

Cloth Weaving Patterns

Braiding, Naalbinding & Sprang

Braiding, Naalbinding & Sprang

Fur & Feathers

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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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)}