[Regia-NA] help with hand stitching.

[Hrolf Douglasson]

I'll help where I can...personally I cheat (5 sets of kit for Viking  plus
saxon and norman and anju last year means that my long seams are done by
machine:)
either flat or french seams are fine..(hazel can give you al the research)
It is twice the work to french seam but worth it. I don't remember anything
about the different cloths having different seams though..thought it was
more personal choice
As far as we know all hems were hemmed. this might be the only piece of
cloth you get for years..would you want it to fray?
that piece of BS sounds like it was straight from hollywood along with horns
on helms and women who wouldn't say boo to a goose.:) The only thing I can
think is that selvaged edges don't need hemming
hope this helps
vara
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Knight" <knight1066@hotmail.com>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 6:24 AM
Subject: [Regia-NA] help with hand stitching.


>   Hello all,
>
>     I am planing on making three tunics, two in linen and one in wool.
the
> linen ones will be based on a find thought to be from around 8th-10th
> century Birka.  The wool one will be based on a find from 10th century
> Hedeby.  I wish to entirely hand stitch all of them in linen and woolen
> thread.
>
>   I have looked around online and it seems that flatfelled seams were used
> for undertunics and lighter materials, where as thicker wools were sewn
with
> french seams.  How does this idea sit with the more knowlegable folks out
> there? and wouldent sewing a french seam be twice the sewing?
>
>       One more thing ( im nearly too emberassed to ask)  at recent sca
event
> (this is not a bash at the sca!) a woman selling material informed my
friend
> who in turn informed me that during the early middle ages people did not
hem
> the the edges of their garments....I told him that it smelled like utter
BS
> to me,  Do any of you out there know if there is truth in this?
>
>                      Thanks.
>
>                  Chris Knight
>
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