
I promised to tell more about UlfR’s new Viking baggy pants. I used thin tabby woven wool for the trousers. Trouser legs are lined with undyed linen. The pants are hand sewn and I used undyed linen thread for sewing. I pondered about what sewing thread should I use, silk or linen. But then I decide to use the linen, because I thought that it is probably better for men’s trousers. Time will tell, whether I have to fix the pants all the time or not.
I found a pattern for these pants from Historiska Världar’s web pages. Below there is a picture about the measurements I used. So really, one can easily spend 3 meters of fabric to one trouser leg. There are not that much information available about Viking men’s trousers. But for example Thor Ewing’s Viking Clothing book has some info about the pants. The book includes a drawing image of Hedebyn findings, which is thought to be part baggy pants. And also one can find pictures of the pants from stone carvings from that time of period.

There are apparently many interpretations of whether the pants have legs, or whether there are fairly narrow bands, which "collects" trousers below the knees. I ended up doing legs because UlfR’s leg wrappings are woollen and the wrapping horrible itchy if there are nothing between leg and the wrap.




