It would be snug in the chest area. I have an apron dress that is snug in
the bust for a wee bit o' support. The weave of the fabric allows some give
so that you can pull it over the head.
This is similar to the pattern I made.
http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/mjc/sca/aprond.html

extra info
http://www.silverdor.org/viking/vikingad.html

http://www.tjurslakter.nl/viking%20apron-dress.pdf

http://www.earlyperiod.com/articles/viking-apron.php

http://www.vikingagevessels.org/documents/C_%20Viking%20Womens%20Costume.pdf

http://members.aol.com/MtFreehold/Viking_handout_women.pdf

I had another site earmarked but can seem to find it.

De

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

a friend of mine has asked me to sew a viking apron dress for her.  But the
thing that makes me wonder is that she wants it to be fitted, which would
most certainly mean a fastening. Now that's the trouble: I've never heard of
any viking fastening but of a brooch or something. Do you know something
about that? Were all viking dresses so loose that they didn't need any
fastening? If not, what would the fastening be?

Many thanks,

Zuzana


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