Making an Iron Age Outfit Inspired by Huldremose Woman

[@terrir780]

As a spinner, dyer and weaver using a warp weighted loom I was so happy to find this video and must compliment you on a very credible modern recreation. Thank you.

[@markedis5902]

Do you have a website?

[@terrir780]

@@markedis5902 No, I'm sorry I am not skilled in modern technology but thanks for asking.

[@kitdubhran2968]

I’ve never heard the term “archaeological brown” but it’s so perfect. 😂

[@Worldbuilder]

...in that outfit you're an Iron Age Merrida. That was a very cool video and an excellent look at both the original outfit and what adaptations you can (and need) to make to work with materials not originally made for it. Very in the spirit, I feel. :)

[@deborahharding647]

Years ago I received a length of handspun, handwoven Hungarian hemp in payment for an embroidered dress I made for an archaeologist, using more of the same fabric. I still haven't decided what to do with it; maybe I'll make myself a similar dress.

[@serendipidus8482]

Beautiful!

[@lisascenic]

Wonderful outfit made of spectacular materials! The textile gods must have been smiling when you found the woolen and nettle hand spun fabric in such generous lengths. The madder orange compliments your hair beautifully.

[@emmaaustin123]

Sally is well ✅ Iron age outfit✅ Nettle or linen✅ wool✅ Hand dyed✅ Feather stitch✅❤ Bonus leather and wool clasp ✅Sally looks marvellous✅ a nettle dress😍🥰

[@northumberlandacres]

Like a real life Merida ❤

[@alkonostX]

Archeological brown! Haha I love finding the colours of the past, reminds me of when they colorize black and white films it really makes it connect to the present.

[@abittwisted]

You know, that shawl is almost a perfect match to your hair. Kudos to the quality of the materials you found to do this project. All fit rather well and design and colors are after all personal preferences so matching exactly to the one found to what you did is not needed. Yours fits you perfectly. Everybody has their own personal touches to their clothing as well as you. I can’t say any more than this is just perfection.

[@lorenstribling6096]

I love the colors you ended up with. We sometimes forget that color has been important to us humans for many, many generations as well as the decorative touches of stitches and pins. Such things were not invented in the modern age after all.

[@ladyofthemasque]

Thumbs up if you think he's doing a great job, too!

[@ununuh]

I have a woven wool coverlet (in several pieces) that has been handed down in my father’s family since the 18th century. (It’s been in my mom’s cedar chest for 70 years!) I realized that the dark threads must be indigo. The other color is reddish and I now believe it must be madder! I’m so glad to have viewed this video!

[@nicolegreen3317]

What a wonderful heirloom!

[@serendipidus8482]

Nice. I have my great grandmothers silk evening gown. Probably made for somone else she was a dressmaker. Amazing green silk and black lace. All in peices ...I hope to somehow restore it and keep it well. I may have ruined it a bit as a teenager i washed it! 😂 oh well. 😅

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

Seam-stitching was a decorative feature I've seen in some 16th/ 17th century chemises- I would never have guessed that such an ornamental technique would be extant so far back...

[@janetchennault4385]

Thank you so much for detailing the feather stitch!

[@Lutefisk445]

Ever since I watched this video, I've wanted to do a stitch on something like the sides of your skirt, and today I'm using it to repair an old hoodie!

[@shinju744]

Hi Sally! I love your videos. I found some of your videos years ago about using nettles in textiles. I've since gotten into exploring using other fibers for crafts similar to what you do. I decided to go back to school for anthropology/archeology. If I hadn't watched your videos, I never would have known that studying textiles and other hand-crafted items could be this interesting. I'm hoping to be able to cross the pond to attend a workshop from you one day. So, thank you so much for the inspiration!

[@Yirggzmb]

Show up to see an interesting recreation, walk away with a cool sewing stitch to try

[@penniecormier8770]

The whole outfit Looks great! I can imagine the ladder /blanket stitch made the wool skirt very comfortable. No bulky seams to bother the wearer.

[@jirup]

The photo at the end is just fabulous, Sally. To add to my vintage 4 shaft and modern rigid heddle weaving, I've started teaching myself tablet weaving on an inkle loom. One day I will build myself a warp weighted loom, once I've freed up enough working space.

[@kotadawndragon]

The original outfit was amazingly preserved! I would have thought even the wool would have been mostly gone by now. The clothing you made looks lovely, practical, and comfortable. You had some seriously good luck finding those lovely fabrics.

[@DredgeUp]

Just at Iron Age sites? This is the kind of dress (the entire ensemble) that would be great to see in everyday life (for men too).

[@ArtemensiaK]

Just in the moment, when I wanted to start the video, I had to pause it, because life, and I just heard your "Hello" that is so remarkable and it made me instantly happy.

[@HunterJE]

I love the color that madder-dyed piece came out so much

[@chermarano]

That shawl is gorgeous

[@misssmith7225]

You look beautiful. Stylish. Strong, yet welcoming. I think you captured it perfectly!

[@kirstyburgum2878]

Another wonderful and informative video. Thank you for sharing your ideas and projects with us.

[@niamhc6312]

Thanks for demonstrating how to do the skirt seam! I'd been puzzling over photos imagining it to be much more complicated

[@BryceHistorically]

Beautifully done. 😊 You are one of my very favorite channels. Thank you for another great video. 🧶🧵🪡

[@simonhopkins3867]

The orange compliments your hair really well in the thumbnail. That feather stitch is interesting thanks for sharing. ☺️

[@southkoreavideo]

So interesting, I love how sensitive you are to keeping as close as possible to the original.

[@xtsdagger6956]

Always a must watch when you post, thank you

[@joannew3905]

Oooh! Those sheep skins are just gorgeous!

[@caspenbee]

Oh gosh, you're so brave to dye such special fabric. Of course you're the professional so you know your stuff! It came out gorgeous. What a fascinating find, and so cool that they even found fragments of undergarment! The text says the patch with the comb and such functioned as an amulet, but I wonder if it was more of a simple burial practice of burying people with their combs, combs being very personal and all.

[@shannahenk1655]

A wonderful outfit! It looks very comfortable and attractive.

[@auntietara]

I so look forward to your videos, and would happily watch if they were an hour long! Your work is fascinating. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, skills, and talent with us! 🥰

[@deborahpatton861]

Really enjoyed listening to your thought process. Thanks!

[@Alomtancos]

You look astonishing, like a dream from The Iron Age… Thank you for all your work!!

[@bigbucketlist]

I can't describe how much I enjoy your videos. Every single one is the most interesting thing I've seen! I am interested in the stitch for the skirt, I think I'll try it on a peplos I'll be making later this summer!

[@wombatschaefer5408]

Thank you for this wonderfully entertaining and useful video! I plan to use these newly learned skills to repair old clothing.

[@Timbyte]

The shawl is my most favorite part of the outfit. Very pretty fabric.

[@SaszaDerRoyt]

I have a plain woven check cloak in pure undyed New Zealand wool, not too different from the cloak you made in this video. I also have some madder spare and I think this has inspired me to give it a go and dye this cloak! I use it primarily for Romano-British reenactment and I absolutely love the drape but I feel the undyed check doesn't quite look right for my taste, but a light pink or red would really make it stand out and look beautiful. Great video as always and thank you for the inspiration!

[@MMacNicol]

wonderful! That hand spun had woven fabric is outrageous! And the technical specs on the original pieces are very helpful. Thanks so much for a(nother) lovely video.

[@morganpresley496]

What a beautiful outfit!!! Now I want to make my own shawl and skirt inspired by yours!

[@chrisstarfire]

that is GLORIOUS, Sally! and now i’m off to read about your inspiration💙🧡

[@lindahill7315]

I have always been interested in how people lived and how the clothing was produced

[@katwitanruna]

I’ve always loved stitching in beads when hemming things but that doublesided blanket stitch is making me think.

[@bonitareardon5987]

That stitch is called Fagoting. It was used to join fabrics by the selvege, as in making sheets from handwoven linen. Also in your project, if you had used the selveges as the upright edge.

[@hazelpurls]

I'm inspired by the hand-spun hand-woven fabric (I spin and weave though not doing much at the moment). Lovely twill :-) Interesting stitch on the skirt. It does maximise the available fabric if working with the selvage edges of a woven length (I'm not sure which way the fabric is running on the original skirt - so don't know if that's relevant). Thank you for an interesting video!

[@ZhovtoBlakytniy]

Fabulous! I could see myself wearing something similar in the cooler days of Autumn in the modern times.

[@katehirst6046]

The madder dyed shawl is a stunning colour! Can you explain the xonstruction of the undergarment - it looks like there's a seam running across the bust line? Fantastic video.

[@dissodatore]

a thought about the reason for the stitch, maybe it was secure, but aloud easy cutting to re-use the fabric.

[@serendipidus8482]

Could you also easily reuse the thread cos i imagine that would also be nice in those days. I doubt they would just use a seam ripper and throw it away with such abandon as we do today.

[@kitkat8231]

You look stunning! I love it

[@karlahovde]

Beautiful outfit! I learn so much every time I watch one of your videos.

[@trishbresolin8212]

Well done. Looks beautiful!

[@jantona]

What a wonderful video, and very nice outfit. Thank you for sharing!

[@BluestormsSong]

I've never done a reenactment in my life, but I may make an outfit like this for myself come winter just bcuz it looks comfy

[@mojow9841]

The colour of the shawl is beautiful. It is a really good reconstruction and certainly gives you a sense of what women would have worn at this time. Thank you .

[@mcRydes]

excellent work, this is a great outfit.

[@witchways]

Beautiful work. So great to have another video so soon. I love that backdrop by the way.

[@JackyHeijmans]

Absolutely love this kind of videos, thank you so very much, Sally!!! I love the outfit you made! I like to wear this kind of clothing on a daily basis, they really are very comfy. I bought a spinningwheel and a loom, and am still combing wool, I have a lot to learn. But it is so much fun! Have a beautiful day! ❤🤗

[@PinkertonDanPie]

Always love to see your videos ❤

[@josephhager1933]

Wow great video really brought it back to life awesome and interesting.

[@Nora-lu3bq]

Another amazing video, thank you sally!❤ I am so happy u make clothes inspired by the time before the Viking age, it really is such an interesting subject to see what people wore in these cold Northern parts of the world

[@susieisms]

Super interesting!

[@saraht855]

Definitely using that decorative stitch at some point in the future

[@stephengent9974]

THe Japanese used a similar technique to some clothing to aid in ventilation. Used on lighter summer clothing, it is also decorative.

[@claudiazinser4408]

This is so cool!

[@serendipidus8482]

I mean handwoven hand dyed hand spun you wouldnt be cutting seams and using an inch of fabric to make a seam. This way nothing is wasted and you can even reuse the thread easily id say. Im definitely going to use this method for my woolens to seam them. Also i hate the bulky seams this is lovely. Hopefully a breeze wont get in the gap! Maybe they laid a little strip along inside too that has also faded away?

[@serendipidus8482]

You could amost emboider the top edge with a darning needle to create the stronger band on top. It wouldnt be woven in but darned but it looks like that would be doable.

[@FireflyOnTheMoon]

Brilliant, Sally. Many thanks for sharing that.

[@knighteye33]

It looks magnificent! Thank you for sharing these videos, the process is lovely to see, and I'm looking forward to the other pieces of cloth becoming a new outfit!

[@MiffoKarin]

What a gorgeous outfit, simple yet stylish! And the shawl really goes well with your hair. 😄

[@katwitanruna]

11:11 I’ve never seen this stitch before but I would think it would make the seam more flexible.

[@elianaalfonso7703]

Wonderful video. Again!

[@lspthrattan]

If you cut the fleeces from the back, with a knife, you can keep the fibers whole. Just a thought. Amazing video, great historical outfit. Subscribed!

[@alicetulloch6945]

So cute. Sally. So inspiring. Time to spin,weave up some clothing!

[@penihavir1777]

Thanks! I always learn new things when watching your videos.

[@barbie3423]

Sally you are so lovely, you have the best hair!

[@sallyboyd1212]

I love it!! This is wonderful. I'm not a spinner, but I am a weaver and I would love to create woven cloth for my living history volunteering. Unfortunately, it's 1800's so maybe not. But this is beautiful and doable! Thanks for sharing.

[@Beryllahawk]

Gorgeous!!!

[@beth12svist]

"Archeological brown". I take it this is established slang? As someone with little knowledge of archeology but interest in historical clothes and language, it's perfect. 😊

[@FireflyOnTheMoon]

I guess it means that the item was in a bog for thousands of years.

[@beth12svist]

@@FireflyOnTheMoon It doesn't have to be a bog, or thousands of years. I've seen fragments of medieval clothing dug up in Prague. They were also archeological brown. And I think I've seen photos of even newer articles of clothing from I think burial clothes that have browned. That's why I found the term so perfect. 😉

[@sidewalkpirate23]

Love the video! Would a table woven band have done the tric for the skirt waist band? It sort of looked to me like my tablet woven bands. But I might be completely off my rocker on this one lol. ❤

[@kasie680]

Add salt to water bath for a stronger color 😊 hot tip! It looks stunning with your hair color!!!! And I’m loving that feather stitch in white!!!

[@armuver1]

Great video ,Sally loved the outfit,well done.From Scotland.

[@noaccount2494]

very cool

[@CaptainCarrotzz]

Love your videos Sally!

[@amandajstar]

Fantastic stuff as always, Sally!

[@larakalevra2233]

That's so fascinating, thank you for sharing!

[@AreHan1991]

Beautiful!

[@BonnibelLecter]

Lovely!

[@middlemuse]

Was the original skirt made using cut fabric or was the stitch done on the selvedge? I could see this method of joining being very practical in the selvedge if one was trying to maximize yardage.

[@tineditmarunnerup9513]

Wonderful video - again. Did the Huldremose woman have any type of foot wear?

[@fimbulsummer]

It looks amazing, but was it hot to wear?

[@ReinaElizondo]

Very cool!

[@anitapeura3517]

I've long wanted to do something like this, and have followed the Danish museum finds closely. Little chance of finding such fabrics here (Australia) and I don't have time to weave them to lengths needed, so will have to be creative. Do you have any idea what natural mordant was likely used at this time and place? They had several to choose from, I think. Most inspiring and informative video, as always, thanks Sally! Love to watch what you get up to!

[@novafrye3177]

I should make a list of all the things I've heard sewing youtubers say instead of what that "sort of a wide feather stitch" is traditionally called 😂 (the old name sounds like (and is etymologically related to even though it's a completely different meaning) the f-slur against gay people, so I fully understand the reticence)

[@SallyPointer]

I know exactly what you mean.

[@bibliotecaria2]

I can see that the needle and thread you are using is fairly large. Are you trying for something the simulates the type of needle they would have had in the Iron Age? I’ve always wondered what they used for needles. Bone?

[@SallyPointer]

Fine bone and ivory needles go way back, the oldest complete surviving one is 50,000 years old

[@bibliotecaria2]

@@SallyPointer wow! I wonder if I could find some now. I’d love to try hand sewing with one of those needles.

[@omaeve]

Why wouldn’t you have black it did they did have black sheep, you know and if you want to really colorful sheep, just talk to Jacob

[@susansmart8086]

On the historic garment, do the warp threads loop back in a continuous manner? Same idea as a tablet woven edge with long weft loops that become the warp of the rest of the skirt?

[@susanohnhaus611]

Wow, that was such an intriguing question that I went back and looked at the close up of the original weaving (19;52) and I think it looks more like a reinforced area but I can't find an in depth analysis of the fabric.

[@cathibeastevenson634]

You were cateful to say the Himalayan nettle is not what would have been used. Are there a lot of differences to the indigenous nettle? My area's nettle is Oregon Nettle Green, scientifically known as Urtica dioica

[@SallyPointer]

Urtica dioica is the nettle found throughout Europe in the past, and taken worldwide by people moving around

[@GreenLarsen]

When you have had time to use it a bit more, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the coat. Is it easy to work while wearing it or do it slip off? I noticed you simply had it over your shoulders and it was not attached in any way. Great gear all in all, ty for the vid.