I am currently working on a Scandinavian early medieval underdress based on this 13th century tunic.

I am currently working on a Scandinavian early medieval underdress based on this 13th century tunic. The tunic was worn by the Bocksten Man, an individual who was killed, and whose body was dumped into a bog (where it was amazingly preserved until discovery in 1936). Although I am making a female garment, as far as I’ve been able to research, this same cut of clothing was fairly unisex, and used to produce tunics, dresses, etc for both sexes. I’ve been working off of instructions from this site: http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Tunics/TUNICS.HTML I like this pattern because it takes into account with its speculative cutting diagram that medieval Scandinavian women would not likely have wasted woven fabric during the cutting process. Weaving on a warp-weighted loom is so much effort, it is unlikely that any fabric would be thrown away! The pattern seems to work well – but I wouldn’t use the waist measurement as a basis for the center pieces. Instead, I used my bust measurement. So far it seems to be working up nicely! Details about the garment: http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/garments/bocksten/bocksten.html Details about the Bocksten Man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocksten_Man I’ve chosen a copper-colored linen, with the intention of creating a reconstruction of an underdress worn during the Viking era and through the Medieval era. (Read here about using madder to dye fabric into the red and pink spectrum). This is a relatively simple garment, and it’s coming together quickly. I’ll report back later today with pictures and details about the final product! -- source link
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