[Regia-NA] Viborg Shirt neck knots?

[NickBibby at aol.com]

Hello all,
I'm currently working out a pattern for a copy of the Viborg Shirt. Having  
referred to the excellent article available at 
_http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Viborg/VIBORG.HTM_ 
(http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Viborg/VIBORG.HTM) 
and also borrowing a lovely copy from another Regia member [incredibly kind  
and generous with his knowledge and kit!! You know who you are.] 
I'm clear on just about everything but the, "Sliding Knots" on the neck of  
the shirt. The shirt copy I have has two simple, tight, knots in the tape  sewn 
around the neck, which goes on to become the ties for the neck opening.  This 
shirt was made before there was an english translation of the Viborg  
material available and is not quite right in a couple of areas. I think this may  be 
one of them.
The "sliding knots" are described as being, "presumably at the front of the  
neck opening" which might indicate that they were completely separate from the 
 neck tape, so that their position had to be guessed at? Or, that they were 
two  loosely tied knots in the neck tape, sewn to the front of the neck opening 
 in such a way that they remained loose enough for each neck ribbon to  pass 
through the knot opposite it at the neck opening to both close up the neck  
flaps, whilst keeping them together. I'm favouring the latter, at the  moment, 
but thought I'd ask the opinion of the "Great and Good" of Regia.
Thanks,
Nick.
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