PGC2019: Solvi Gyldersdotter's Hand Woven Front Dress

Solvi shares a hand woven front dress that her persona may have worn in the category "with silken coats, and caps, and golden rings, with ruffs, and cuffs, and farthingales, and things."

Materials and techniques:
Using a rigid heddle loom and some wool given to me I wove a front panel of a dress.

The rest of the dress is fabric that was also given to me. My challenge to myself was to make a wearable garment with that fabric and since the fabric wasn’t enough I decided to have a go at weaving a front panel.

 

Persona Inspiration:
My persona is from the early Viking age.

Solvi enjoys weaving and exploring possible fashion looks and enjoys wearing her creations. She is a creative type and often wears out of the ordinary viking fashion making the locals talk - “Well that isn’t traditional” and “That’s different”