Publisher's description:
Short introduction to the amazing finds of garments from the Norse settlement of Herjolfnes in Greenland by Else Østergård. Chapters on technique: production of the tread, dyeing, weaving techniques, cutting and sewing by Anna Nørgaard. Measurements and drawing of garments, hoods, and stockings with sewing instructions by Lilli Frandsen. A practical guide to making your own Norse Viking garment!

From the back cover:
During an excavation at Herjolfsnes in Greenland approximately a hundred years ago, a sensational find of Norse garments was made. At the time, this find was described as the greatest textile-history event in Europe, and proved that even here in the far north the Norse inhabitants, despite their relative isolation, had followed the European fashions og the time. With the Herjolfsnes find, it became possible to see well-preserved examples of medieval garments, and experience how children and adults were dressed 800-900 years ago.
This book is a long-awaited practical guide for all those who wish to sew their own Norse garments. It contains patterns for the best-preserved garments, hoods and stockings from Herjolfnes, as well as practical information on the spinning of thread, dyeing, weaving, cutting and sewing.

Contents:
page 5 Preface
9 Chapter 1. Introduction - Else Østergård
9 The historic textile discovery
10 The Herjolfsnes garments are sent to Denmark
11 The study
12 The Norse Greenlanders' patterns
13 Technical information
15 Garment types
15 Garments
16 Hoods
16 Caps
16 Stockings
16 Notes
17 Chapter 2. Producing a hand-made reconstruction - Anna Nørgaard
19 Treatment of the wool prior to spinning
20 Spinning/yarn
22 The fabric's quality
22 Dyeing/colors
26 Weaving
28 Sewing
33 Footweaving and tablet-woven piping
34 Braided cords
35 Buttons and buttonholes
35 Using the tables
35 Table: Color and thread
36 Table: Seams and stitching
38 Notes
39 Chapter 3. Reconstruction of Patterns - Lilli Fransen
40 Table of Reconstructed Patterns
41 Garments
42 Hoods
42 Caps
42 Stockings
Garments:
44 Museum No. D5674
50 Museum No. D10580
58 Museum No. D10581
66 Museum No. D10584
74 Museum No. D105805.1
82 Museum No. D10586
88 Museum No. D10587
96 Museum No. D10593
100 Museum No. D10594
Hoods:
106 Museum No. D10596
110 Museum No. D10597
114 Museum No. D10600
118 Museum No. D10602
122 Museum No. D10606
126 Museum No. D10608
Caps:
126 Museum No. D10608
130 Museum No. D10610
Stockings:
134 Museum No. D10613
138 Museum No. D10616
141 Literature
143 List of Abbreviations