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=== Background === |
=== Background === |
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The [[Viking]]s did not take up [[embroidery]] until late in their cultural development, prefering other methods of decorating clothing. |
The [[Viking]]s did not take up [[embroidery]] until late in their cultural development, prefering other methods of decorating [[clothing]]. |
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=== Materials Used === |
=== Materials Used === |
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* wool thread and ground |
* [[wool]] thread and ground |
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* [[linen]] thread and ground |
* [[linen]] thread and ground |
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* [[gold]] thread/wire |
* [[gold]] thread/wire |
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* [[Mammen Cloak]] |
* [[Mammen Cloak]] |
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* [[Oseberg]] hangings and garments |
* [[Oseberg]] hangings and garments |
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* Mid-ninth century Viking: Embroidery on the |
* Mid-[[19th century|ninth century]] Viking: Embroidery on the [[tunic]]s of the [[queen]] and servant buried in the Oseberg [[ship]]: partly applique work. Details still unpublished. |
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* Mid-[[10th century|tenth century]] Viking: gold embroidery thread found with the garment materials of the man buried in the Gokstad ship. |
* Mid-[[10th century|tenth century]] Viking: gold embroidery thread found with the garment materials of the man buried in the Gokstad [[ship]]. |
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* Late [[10th century|tenth century]] (?) Viking: Valsgarde Grave 15, Sweden, embroidered edging for cloak in spun silver thread. |
* Late [[10th century|tenth century]] (?) Viking: Valsgarde Grave 15, [[Sweden]], embroidered edging for [[cloak]] in spun [[silver]] thread. |
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* Early [[11th century|eleventh century]] Jorvik (York): clumsy chain stitch on small samite "relic bag." |
* Early [[11th century|eleventh century]] Jorvik (York): clumsy chain stitch on small [[samite]] "relic bag." |
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=== Links === |
=== Links === |
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Revision as of 16:42, 24 September 2004
Background
The Vikings did not take up embroidery until late in their cultural development, prefering other methods of decorating clothing.
Materials Used
Stitches and Techniques
- stem stitch
- Surface Couching
- chain stitch
- vandyke stitch
- herringbone
Design
During various periods, Viking work was influenced by Byzantine design. There are also examples of floral and figurative work.
Extant Pieces
- Mammen Cloak
- Oseberg hangings and garments
- Mid-ninth century Viking: Embroidery on the tunics of the queen and servant buried in the Oseberg ship: partly applique work. Details still unpublished.
- Mid-tenth century Viking: gold embroidery thread found with the garment materials of the man buried in the Gokstad ship.
- Late tenth century (?) Viking: Valsgarde Grave 15, Sweden, embroidered edging for cloak in spun silver thread.
- Early eleventh century Jorvik (York): clumsy chain stitch on small samite "relic bag."
Links
- Carolyn Priest-Dorman - http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikembroid.html
