This is soooo interesting and I would genuinely love to see a book show and tell. Side question, as someone who's actually french, what's the city with the Merovingian museum? The auto captions aren't fond of non-english names.
Good job. Very interesting, and thought provoking as well, about other aspects of ancient life. Plus listening to you was a perfect accompaniment to handsewing. Q: Is it known if girls generally dressed like the women?
Ariadne's Threads by Dr. B Jones will give you a solid base for Minoan and Myceanean clothing. There are certain elements of Jones' thesis that don't pan out for me, after wearing multiple versions of the clothing for hours in hot and humid weather. I'm not certain how measurable Jones' visceral understanding of textile behavior is, especially how linen interacts with human body heat. Dressing a mannequin for a presentation, or throwing a loose gown on a model for a photoshoot, are not the same as tailoring clothing to the body that will wear it and move in it. If you can create a Gothic fitted gown for yourself, you can do Minoan. The biggest shock for most sewists is, I suspect, the lack of armpit gussets.
I'll keep an eye out for s-twist and z-twist linen here. There is still a thriving industry where I live and I'll ask about it the next time I go fabric shopping. Lots of pics online, but I'm not sure what the Unicorn Linen really looks like. Perhaps you could post something...? Even if it's a sketch...
Thank you so much to all of you for sharing your thoughts and ideas and enthusiasm🤗! @Suvia, do you perhaps still remember the title and author of the book on Merovingian clothing? I became interested in Merovingian clothing after buying a beautiful broken cross twill. I spent hours online trying to find the period so that I could make an appropriate dress. I only recently discoverd that the pattern is Merovingian and then just discovered your channel: YAY. Oddly, I found more information in English than in German - this may be due to the almighty algorithm or because there is more English material out there. Do you have any suggestions on books with pictures and patterns for Merovingian clothing? I have lots of reenactment books (Medieval Tailor's Assistant and such like) but would love to hear your suggestions, please 😊. Anyway, I really appreciate your content so far and am very much looking forward to seeing more.
There really aren't any books that provide patterns. There isn't enough evidence to provide anything definitive. We can use nearby cultures that did have more documentation. I keep hoping for some previously unknown fabulous find that has at least a few intact garments. Check out these books: Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, Penelope Walton Rogers (Anglo-Saxon was similar to Merovingian) Dress in Anglo-Saxon England, Gale Owen-Crocker Koeniginnen der Merowinger, Egon Wamers and Patrick Perin (In German)
@@suviasletters Oooooo, thank you so very much. It helps to have the titles and authors written down. I hadn't quite got to the end of the video where you are talking about the resources. (I had to comment and thank you beforehand.) I just finished watching to the end and am about to do a book search. Thank you again, ever so much.
Interesting. Is there an international organisation / website for this? I would love to know more on the daily life or ordinary people living in the pre-Roman time here in the Netherlands (or in any case: before the Romans came here). Some information I can get through the Hunebedcentrum in Borger. How can I find more, especially on clothing and accessories and on their food? Yes, I know that's hard to find, because there aren't many archaeologic finds ...
Yes, check out the Society for Creative Anachronism (sca.org). There is also a wealth of European living history groups. Check out Archeon, www.archeon.nl/en/home.html
I just found a PDF of a doctoral thesis on the Burial "field" of Neudingen, Blackforest in German by Tobias Brendle written in 2014. It's over 1000 pages. The contents reveals much of what you were talking about in the video with respect to focus on metal items - there seems to still be a significantly greater interest in the jewellery and coins than in the textiles, although there is some information on belts and even horse gear. Not sure when I will have time to delve into it in greater depth, but will return to share any info that might be of value when I do. Several hundred pages of written description of the brooches and pins, very few sketches. I've only skimmed the thesis so far, but have saved it. It is disappointing to see how little information is presented on the textiles - although this may have to do with the author's interests.
Is there anywhere we can go to see your co-hosts' recreations? I'm curious what that Minoan outfit looks like on a 3D human body. This was a super interesting talk!
You can see the Minoan re-creations on my public FB page facebook.com/VestaSummits You'll also find instructions for making your own, and links to my research. So glad you enjoyed this video! Thanks for stopping by. Vesta
