Um,
nope, not quite, Bjarne, there's lots of embellishment in the form of
embroidery, tablet weaving or the use of fancy fabric as trims (i.e. chinese
silk). The site of the link mentioned above (Thora Sharptooth) has more info
on tablet woven decoration as well, not just embroidery. The main problem is
to determine where it was placed, since not all remains have been found in
situ or even in connection with a garment/fabric. Most in depth info can be
found in different journals (Textile History, Costume, various Scandinavian
publications), Carolyn's website has a very good bibliography for it as
well. A fine source is Margarete Hald's book "Ancient Danish Textiles from
Bogs and Burials" with quite a bit of info on the Mammen find (also: M.
Iversen, "Mammen, grav kunst og samfund i vikingetid" but that's hard to
find) and others.
Another site with some good info about a specific find (Oseberg) can be
found here:
http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Oseberg/textiles/TEXTILE.HTM
(scroll down to embroideries).
Hope this helps,
Caithlinn
Hi,
No embellishment, just clothing for warmth
Bjarne
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