Little Welsh Viking

And it is good trouser news... So, I went to Toronto last month (hence the brief hiatus. Sorry), and managed to get some serious, serious  fabric bargains. There are a few shops on and around Queen Street which offer incredible prices on genuinely lovely fabric. Wools, silks, linens, even some thread and notions, and they were CHEAP. One of the bargains I got was some gorgeous superfine wool tabby, for the equivalent of £7.50 per metre. The lady at the shop even burn tested it without prompting, and was very helpful to me and Madame while we were having a poorly day. Shout out to Fabric By Designers for their helpfulness! So nice. So soft. So wool. This stuff is beautifully soft, drapes gorgeously, and I grabbed a yard and a half of it to make my Viking trousers, because it's ideal! I wish I'd bought more now...ah well! I measured them based off my housemate's pair, as I mentioned in an earlier post, as they're ideal in terms of the look they provide. ...

These are what I'm working on! One of the Gotland Stones. Note baggy trousers tucked in at the knees. Well, actually I'm working on a jumper (knitted) a tailcoat (velvet) and some trousers (wool). The last week or so has seen me looking at all manner of Viking websites, trying to find out how their damn trousers worked! "They go over your legs!" I hear you cry. Well ha, flipping ha! I know that. Where to shove what is the easy bit where these things are concerned! No, I mean what they actually looked like, how they were constructed.Think of all the pants we have now: skinny, super skinny, boot cuts, flares, culottes, chinos, jeans, shorts, pedal pushers, joggers, yoga pants. All of which have a place in modern fashion and lifestyles. Were people any different in the past? Heck no! They changed for fashion, warmth, work, war, and bedtime, just like us! So, on to the leg-sleeves! Norse trousers are a thorny issue. We know they wore them. We know they came...