Viking: Dress, Clothing, Klaer, Garment 1 stst Edition

by Nille Glaesel (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-8299832304

ISBN-10: 8299832306

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From Nille Glaesel's Introduction:

For many years I have worked with textiles, making Viking clothes and shoes. I have also tanned leather and worked with a reconstruction of Osebergrevlene for the Viking Museum, Lofotr. I am often asked about patterns for the Viking's beautiful garments. It is through this work that I have seen the need for a book which makes it easy for anyone to sew their very own Viking costumes, based on the sparse findings that have been gathered and preserved from the Viking period. Although the findings are few, they nevertheless give us some clear guidelines for cut, use of materials and techniques.

My main goal has not been to reconstruct typical garments from this era, but to show the cut of clothing from the Viking Age (A.D. 780 to 1030) and make it accessible to most people. There are many who are interested in the Viking era and who would like to sew their own costume, but it is difficult to get hold of the correct materials.

Within archaeology, textiles have traditionally not been given priority. It is said that clothes maketh the man, and I believe that textile research is important if we really want to learn about our past. Fortunately, there have been some recent developments and pioneers in this field, and I am thrilled with their work and wait excitedly for future publications.

In this book I have used machine-made fabrics and sewn all hidden seams with a sewing machine. In the section on sewing-techniques, I have used illustrations to show methods known and used by the Vikings. If you want to weave the fabrics on a warp weighted loom with yarn spun on a drop-spindle, then you are close to a reconstruction.

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Product details

Publisher : Brécourt Academic; 1st edition (December 31, 2010)
Language : English
Hardcover : 185 pages
ISBN-10 : 8299832306
ISBN-13 : 978-8299832304
Item Weight : 13.6 ounces
Dimensions : 9.25 x 1.25 x 11.75 inches

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The Dane

Could Have Been So Great

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2011

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This book was a great attempt to bring practical construction of Norse clothing to Re-enactors of the Viking era. Unfortunately I must stress the word attempt. The patterns are incredibly confusing being overlaid on top of each other with very minimal markings to identify what they are or what pieces go with what. There is no information in the book on how to even make minimal alterations to the patterns. There are a few very nice pictures of folks in finished garb but there is minimal information that shows the steps of construction and most of those are drawings. The alternating Norwegian and English Text can be very confusing especially when an English sentence suddenly turns to Norwegian. The sheer number of errors in the text seems to suggest that it was never seriously proofed or at least not proofed by a native speaker of the English language. I can't speak for the Norwegian portions but I hope they were better. I have spent the last week trying to construct several of the patterns in the book and have pretty much given up on using this book. Though the concept was great the execution of this book is a failure, combine that with $120 price tag and I suggest you save your money or borrow the book from someone like me that purchased it.

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Cheri M Hodek

Great research source

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014

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After years of looking for answers to questions on Norse dress and only becoming more confused, it is great to have a concise and plain spoken resource to go to.

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Lois Crawford

Viking Dress Patterns-Book

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2013

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This is a really fine source for Viking garments. The patterns are a little confusing but I can figure it out.

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NorCal Buyer

Good information, TERRIBLE editing & translation

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2011

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I really wanted to like this book. The pictures are lovely as is the whole presentation. It comes with a packet of pattern sheets printed on heavy stock.
However . . . the editing is absolutely awful. The translation is often poor and some English sentences lapse into Norwegian halfway through. Some paragraphs are a struggle to read. The step by step instructions seem to be translated almost word for word in some cases, which causes them to lose the sense of what is being conveyed. The type has odd gaps in places.
On the plus side, if one can get through the linguistic issues, I think one can produce some nice garb.
Given the price of this book, I would recommend borrowing it first before purchase, if possible, to see if it fits your needs.

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Stay away if you can, get it if you have no other sources

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2014

Meh. Stay away if you can, get it if you must. I guess I'm not good at pattern copying and construction. I find the pattern pages included very confusing, and I cannot match them well with the book. There is no explanation given what each of the colored lines means, what size etc. Some patterns seem to not match the book's clothing descriptions at all. There are also no scales given. I really wanted to make the hood, and it's pretty simple, but there's no real-size pattern for it, only a small one, without a scale given. I just am not that knowledgeable.
Translation is awful, often Norwegian words intermingled with the English translation, or Norwegian words where English ones were supposed to be, so translation is less than mediocre. I believe it would need some serious editing and overhauling and a new edition would be great with all these updates. But I wouldn't buy this anymore, it cost 90 Euros, so it was about $110 American Dollars in the end, and for that amount of money it's not worth it.

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Bruce S. R. Lee

Could do better......

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2011

As stated elsewhere, erratic translation - some of the Norwegian(?) text mixed in with the English could be from another book as it does not duplicate the accompanying untranslated text.

Nice pictures, but not as informative as they should have been. Definitely could have used some photos of the assemblies as the line drawings are not that clear either.

Definitely not worth $120 for basically a pamphlet with 3 sheets of patterns (which you then have to trace to use) - Lilli Fransen's Mediaeval Garments Reconstructed or Sarah Thursfield's Mediaeval Tailor's Assistant - are both a fraction the price & better books, covering much the same material.

I note that Thor Ewing is also looking to bring out a book of Viking patterns in 2011 as a follow up to his 'Viking Clothing (2008)'

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Brigitta

Viking: Dress, Clothing, Klaer, Garment(English and Norwegian Edition)

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2012

I am a historical costumer. I study and create styles from the 9th century to the 16th century. One of the problems of the viking clothing reconstruction is a lack of proven detail. There are some carved and cast references to what was worn, and little else. I especially wanted to know if, and what embroidry was used on viking clothes.
I had the privlege to talk to Nille Glaesel about where she got the information in her book. She got it from a archeological dig of a village in Norway. What is in the book is re-creations of what was found. The way she saw seams made, the way fabric was woven, and the colors used. The clothes she made, she made to fit friends, but otherwise they are exactly like what was found in that village.
Knowledge of sewing and pattern adaptation is needed, but, if you are a serious viking re-enactor, this is the best reference I have ever found.

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Jessica Precht

Needs work

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2011

Beautiful pictures. As said by other reviewers - the text could use a professional English editor. Also, there is NO documentation or sources referenced. Where is the research? This is pretty pricey for a picture book.

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