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does anyone have any references for the Thorsbjerg clothing. such as
the scale/measurements etc. i'm looking to make replicas of the tunic
and the pants to fit me, but i dont want to make the tunic too long or
wide etc and the pants too baggy etc

thanks

Wolf

Caliver books carrys a pattern for the trousers. I havent actually seen the pattern so I dont know how well researched it is. http://caliverbooks.com/pageviewer.php? ... b=Patterns

The trouser pattern is shown in "Ancient Danish Textiles from Bogs and Burials", which you might be able to find used for about 400 bucks. I borrowed a friend's copy to make mine, and should have a photocopy of that page at home in my files. Happy to copy it for you. I don't remember if there was a pattern for the tunic--all I've ever seen is a photo or drawing of it laid out flat. Pretty basic, really, but I agree that it's nice to get the length right.

One thing I did not do on my trousers was to leave the seam open behind the ankle. Apparently the originals were open there, with a pair of cords to tie it tightly shut. So they must have fit pretty closely on the lower leg!

Have you seen this site?

http://www.frojel.com/Documents/Document04.html

Just drawings of the front and back, not really enough. It's truly a wacky pattern, but very comfortable. "Nice pants!"

Vale,

Matthew