This is a modern buckle taken from a worn out belt and attached to a strip of leather to form a belt. This easily made belt works very well for people new to the SCA.
There are a number of resources that we have seen that state that many of the belts used in period were more narrow (less than 1 inch in width) so this belt is less representative.
Modified example of trousers found in a bog in Germany with a tailored construction and attached feet
Description:
An extant example of trousers found in a bog near Damendorf, Rendsburg Eckerförde, Germany dated from between 100’s and 300’s CE.
This style of pants are more complicated than the regular SCA ‘poofy pants’ that many people start out with. There are some places online where the patterns can be found or even purchased. This pattern has been modified from the extant example by leaving the two triangular gussets connected to the back panel.
Inspiration Images
Common Materials
Fabrics:
Wool
Effective Substitutions
Fabrics:
Wool blends
linen blends
Linen
wool
cotton
cotton blends
Ensemble Components
The Damendorf Man was found with leather shoes, leg wraps and a leather belt. This would also likely go with one or more tunics
Accessories
The Damendorf Man was found with leather shoes, leg wraps and a leather belt
Source/Links
. Archäologisches Landesmuseum Schloss Gottorf in Schleswig. Photo by by Andreas Franzkowiak
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Source of Period Pic
. Archäologisches Landesmuseum Schloss Gottorf in Schleswig. Photo by by Andreas Franzkowiak
Head covering made from small scraps of linen fabric.
Description:
It’s underwear for your head. Many images of the middle ages feature people wearing coifs to cover and protect their hair, oils from their head from their hats and for something to connect hats to. They also are an easy accessory to add to your
These are very simple to construct either by machine or by hand and take very little fabric. They are easily made from cotton fabric or linen and there are surviving examples and images that show a number of variations through time or cultures.
Inspiration Images
Common Materials
Fabrics:
linen
Effective Substitutions
Fabrics:
linen blends
Linen
wool
cotton
cotton blends
Ensemble Components
Accessories
Source/Links
Illustration from Cantigas de Santa Maria manuscript. The Cantigas de Santa Maria (Songs to the Virgin Mary) are manuscripts written in Galician-Portuguese, with music notation, during the reign of Alfonso X El Sabio (1221-1284).
Head covering made from small scraps of linen fabric.
Description:
It’s underwear for your head. Many images of the middle ages feature people wearing coifs to cover and protect their hair, oils from their head from their hats and for something to connect hats to. They also are an easy accessory to add to your
These are very simple to construct either by machine or by hand and take very little fabric. They are easily made from cotton fabric or linen and there are surviving examples and images that show a number of variations through time or cultures.
Inspiration Images
Common Materials
Fabrics:
linen
Effective Substitutions
Fabrics:
linen blends
Linen
wool
cotton
cotton blends
Ensemble Components
Accessories
Source/Links
Illustration from Cantigas de Santa Maria manuscript. The Cantigas de Santa Maria (Songs to the Virgin Mary) are manuscripts written in Galician-Portuguese, with music notation, during the reign of Alfonso X El Sabio (1221-1284).
A fragmentary grave find of a Finnish dress. Style consists of an under tunic, an over dress of two rectangles of fabric and an apron. The layers are decorated with tablet weaving and metal coils. The grave find also was rich in metal artifacts
Description:
The complexity of this garment is in the decoration and accessories. The basic garment layers are exceedingly simple.
Under tunic: the base layer under tunic would most likely have been flax or nettle linen. It consists of 6 pieces, front and back panels, under arm gores extending into the sleeves and the sleeves that extend from hand to neckline.
Overdress: the over dress is related to other Norse dresses as well as stylistically similar to a peplos. It is two rectangles that are folded over at the top, pinned at the shoulders and stitched or pinned at the sides. This layer is likely wool in a tabby weave and decorated by tablet weaving.
Apron: The apron is folded over a belt and was likely wool. The notable thing about the aprons are their decorations made from coils of wire attached at the edges and along the bottom in a variety of styles and decorations.
Accessories:
Metal coiled arm bracelets (a very close approximation was sold as costume jewelry recently and can still be found)
Necklace made from coins and lampwork beads
Knife sheath and “puco” knife
Eura is a region in south west Finland. Many graves have been excavated in Luistari in the 1960’s and 70’s. Fabric reminants were preserved due to oxides from the metal finds. Grave 56 was a focus of attention because the metal preserved enough of the fabric in key points to allow for a reconstruction with some certainty
Inspiration Images
Common Materials
Fabrics:
Under dress: linen
over dress: wool
apron: wool
Ornamentation:
tablet woven trim
brass and bronze alloy coils
glass beads
Effective Substitutions
Fabrics:
Cottons and linen blends for the under dress
wool blends or linens and linen blends for the over dress in summer
wool blends or linen and linen blends for the apron
Some analysis of the actual colors of the grave finds has been done. SCA recreations commonly use colors that are available through natural dyes and are therefore plausible.
Ornamentation:
Ensemble Components
Underdress
Overdress
Apron
Belt
Optional Mantle (shawl)
Simple leather Shoes in the style of “bag shoes”
Metal and glass accessories
Accessories
Pair of brooch pins holding the overdress together at the shoulders
A fragmentary grave find of a Finnish dress. Style consists of an under tunic, an over dress of two rectangles of fabric and an apron. The layers are decorated with tablet weaving and metal coils. The grave find also was rich in metal artifacts
Description:
The complexity of this garment is in the decoration and accessories. The basic garment layers are exceedingly simple.
Under tunic: the base layer under tunic would most likely have been flax or nettle linen. It consists of 6 pieces, front and back panels, under arm gores extending into the sleeves and the sleeves that extend from hand to neckline.
Overdress: the over dress is related to other Norse dresses as well as stylistically similar to a peplos. It is two rectangles that are folded over at the top, pinned at the shoulders and stitched or pinned at the sides. This layer is likely wool in a tabby weave and decorated by tablet weaving.
Apron: The apron is folded over a belt and was likely wool. The notable thing about the aprons are their decorations made from coils of wire attached at the edges and along the bottom in a variety of styles and decorations.
Accessories:
Metal coiled arm bracelets (a very close approximation was sold as costume jewelry recently and can still be found)
Necklace made from coins and lampwork beads
Knife sheath and “puco” knife
Eura is a region in south west Finland. Many graves have been excavated in Luistari in the 1960’s and 70’s. Fabric reminants were preserved due to oxides from the metal finds. Grave 56 was a focus of attention because the metal preserved enough of the fabric in key points to allow for a reconstruction with some certainty
Inspiration Images
Common Materials
Fabrics:
Under dress: linen
over dress: wool
apron: wool
Ornamentation:
tablet woven trim
brass and bronze alloy coils
glass beads
Effective Substitutions
Fabrics:
Cottons and linen blends for the under dress
wool blends or linens and linen blends for the over dress in summer
wool blends or linen and linen blends for the apron
Some analysis of the actual colors of the grave finds has been done. SCA recreations commonly use colors that are available through natural dyes and are therefore plausible.
Ornamentation:
Ensemble Components
Underdress
Overdress
Apron
Belt
Optional Mantle (shawl)
Simple leather Shoes in the style of “bag shoes”
Metal and glass accessories
Accessories
Pair of brooch pins holding the overdress together at the shoulders
A fragmentary grave find of a Finnish dress. Style consists of an under tunic, an over dress of two rectangles of fabric and an apron. The layers are decorated with tablet weaving and metal coils. The grave find also was rich in metal artifacts
Description:
The complexity of this garment is in the decoration and accessories. The basic garment layers are exceedingly simple.
Under tunic: the base layer under tunic would most likely have been flax or nettle linen. It consists of 6 pieces, front and back panels, under arm gores extending into the sleeves and the sleeves that extend from hand to neckline.
Overdress: the over dress is related to other Norse dresses as well as stylistically similar to a peplos. It is two rectangles that are folded over at the top, pinned at the shoulders and stitched or pinned at the sides. This layer is likely wool in a tabby weave and decorated by tablet weaving.
Apron: The apron is folded over a belt and was likely wool. The notable thing about the aprons are their decorations made from coils of wire attached at the edges and along the bottom in a variety of styles and decorations.
Accessories:
Metal coiled arm bracelets (a very close approximation was sold as costume jewelry recently and can still be found)
Necklace made from coins and lampwork beads
Knife sheath and “puco” knife
Eura is a region in south west Finland. Many graves have been excavated in Luistari in the 1960’s and 70’s. Fabric reminants were preserved due to oxides from the metal finds. Grave 56 was a focus of attention because the metal preserved enough of the fabric in key points to allow for a reconstruction with some certainty
Inspiration Images
Common Materials
Fabrics:
Under dress: linen
over dress: wool
apron: wool
Ornamentation:
tablet woven trim
brass and bronze alloy coils
glass beads
Effective Substitutions
Fabrics:
Cottons and linen blends for the under dress
wool blends or linens and linen blends for the over dress in summer
wool blends or linen and linen blends for the apron
Some analysis of the actual colors of the grave finds has been done. SCA recreations commonly use colors that are available through natural dyes and are therefore plausible.
Ornamentation:
Ensemble Components
Underdress
Overdress
Apron
Belt
Optional Mantle (shawl)
Simple leather Shoes in the style of “bag shoes”
Metal and glass accessories
Accessories
Pair of brooch pins holding the overdress together at the shoulders
A fragmentary grave find of a Finnish dress. Style consists of an under tunic, an over dress of two rectangles of fabric and an apron. The layers are decorated with tablet weaving and metal coils. The grave find also was rich in metal artifacts
Description:
The complexity of this garment is in the decoration and accessories. The basic garment layers are exceedingly simple.
Under tunic: the base layer under tunic would most likely have been flax or nettle linen. It consists of 6 pieces, front and back panels, under arm gores extending into the sleeves and the sleeves that extend from hand to neckline.
Overdress: the over dress is related to other Norse dresses as well as stylistically similar to a peplos. It is two rectangles that are folded over at the top, pinned at the shoulders and stitched or pinned at the sides. This layer is likely wool in a tabby weave and decorated by tablet weaving.
Apron: The apron is folded over a belt and was likely wool. The notable thing about the aprons are their decorations made from coils of wire attached at the edges and along the bottom in a variety of styles and decorations.
Accessories:
Metal coiled arm bracelets (a very close approximation was sold as costume jewelry recently and can still be found)
Necklace made from coins and lampwork beads
Knife sheath and “puco” knife
Eura is a region in south west Finland. Many graves have been excavated in Luistari in the 1960’s and 70’s. Fabric reminants were preserved due to oxides from the metal finds. Grave 56 was a focus of attention because the metal preserved enough of the fabric in key points to allow for a reconstruction with some certainty
Inspiration Images
Common Materials
Fabrics:
Under dress: linen
over dress: wool
apron: wool
Ornamentation:
tablet woven trim
brass and bronze alloy coils
glass beads
Effective Substitutions
Fabrics:
Cottons and linen blends for the under dress
wool blends or linens and linen blends for the over dress in summer
wool blends or linen and linen blends for the apron
Some analysis of the actual colors of the grave finds has been done. SCA recreations commonly use colors that are available through natural dyes and are therefore plausible.
Ornamentation:
Ensemble Components
Underdress
Overdress
Apron
Belt
Optional Mantle (shawl)
Simple leather Shoes in the style of “bag shoes”
Metal and glass accessories
Accessories
Pair of brooch pins holding the overdress together at the shoulders
A fragmentary grave find of a Finnish dress. Style consists of an under tunic, an over dress of two rectangles of fabric and an apron. The layers are decorated with tablet weaving and metal coils. The grave find also was rich in metal artifacts
Description:
The complexity of this garment is in the decoration and accessories. The basic garment layers are exceedingly simple.
Under tunic: the base layer under tunic would most likely have been flax or nettle linen. It consists of 6 pieces, front and back panels, under arm gores extending into the sleeves and the sleeves that extend from hand to neckline.
Overdress: the over dress is related to other Norse dresses as well as stylistically similar to a peplos. It is two rectangles that are folded over at the top, pinned at the shoulders and stitched or pinned at the sides. This layer is likely wool in a tabby weave and decorated by tablet weaving.
Apron: The apron is folded over a belt and was likely wool. The notable thing about the aprons are their decorations made from coils of wire attached at the edges and along the bottom in a variety of styles and decorations.
Accessories:
Metal coiled arm bracelets (a very close approximation was sold as costume jewelry recently and can still be found)
Necklace made from coins and lampwork beads
Knife sheath and “puco” knife
Eura is a region in south west Finland. Many graves have been excavated in Luistari in the 1960’s and 70’s. Fabric reminants were preserved due to oxides from the metal finds. Grave 56 was a focus of attention because the metal preserved enough of the fabric in key points to allow for a reconstruction with some certainty
Inspiration Images
Common Materials
Fabrics:
Under dress: linen
over dress: wool
apron: wool
Ornamentation:
tablet woven trim
brass and bronze alloy coils
glass beads
Effective Substitutions
Fabrics:
Cottons and linen blends for the under dress
wool blends or linens and linen blends for the over dress in summer
wool blends or linen and linen blends for the apron
Some analysis of the actual colors of the grave finds has been done. SCA recreations commonly use colors that are available through natural dyes and are therefore plausible.
Ornamentation:
Ensemble Components
Underdress
Overdress
Apron
Belt
Optional Mantle (shawl)
Simple leather Shoes in the style of “bag shoes”
Metal and glass accessories
Accessories
Pair of brooch pins holding the overdress together at the shoulders
SCA Iowa Garb Guide 