Female Dyer, Simplewoman 1340s-50s
Another one of our full ensembles for women, working clothes for a simple woman (Dyer) around 1340-50 in Vienna.
What you see here:
Kyrtle:
Dyed with birch leaves and iron-sulphate, woolen twill after different original pictures from Austria and Germany around 1340-50, no buttons, sewn with fitting wool-thread and needle after the London findings More about it here
Coif:
After the St. Birgitta coif finding, made from white linnen, embroidery and needle-lace in white silk More about it here
Hood:
From Reseda-dyed woolen twill and woad-dyed blue silk, buttoned, after findings from London and original pictures from Austria. More about it here and here
Needle-jar on the belt:
Made from brass after findings from London. By Nikolaus Hofbauer. More about it here
Leather belt:
Dyed in iron-mordant with a simple buckle and end in brass. Made by Nikolaus Hofbauer. See a photo here.
Apron:
After different original pictures, Smokwork after Luttrell Psalter. More about it here
What you can not see:
Shirt from linnen:
sewn after different finds and original pictures with white linnen thread. We do unfortunately not yet have pictures More information about it here
Stockings:
from Reseda-dyed woolen twill, sewn with wool thread of the same colour
With leather garters and brass-buckles, made by Nikolaus Hofbauer
Paternoster (optional):
after different original pictures and findings, made from bone and coral pearls on white silk More about it here und here
Knife:
In disc-technique with leather-scabbard, made by Nikolaus Hofbauer More about it here
Shoes:
leather shoes after the Lengberg findings, by Klaus Öchsler More about them here