Four personnas really strain the wallet. So, I try to make as much clothing as I can for my Shawnee, my Frontiersman, and my Viking.

The first garment I ever made (on a machine) was a cloak. Since then, attention to fiber content and hand-stitching has added value to my clothing.

You can never have too many hand-sewn garments. This one is another linen tunic sewn with linen thread.

These are a few wool hats to match the caftan my lady made for me. They're hand-sewn with wool thread. The pointed cap is completely lined with linen. The rounded cap sports a linen "sweat-band" on the inside. They're sideways in the photo.

This is a linen jacket with eastern influences. The embellishments are black wool. Completely hand-sewn with linen thread. The cut is basically the same as my tunics except there are two front panels that overlap. One ties under the left arm and the other closes with cloth buttons under the right arm. It is very comfy.

This is a linen under-tunic in the Birka cut. It is hand-sewn with linen thread. This was one of my entries in the 2007 Ice Dragon Pentathlon.

If a viking really needed to wear something under his trousers besides the bottom of his tunic he could go slightly back in time and borrow the subligaculum. I do on occasion and they're quite comfy. Here's enough of a pattern to get the idea.

This is my wool viking hat sporting my first attempt at brocaded tablet weaving. The cloth is hand-woven twill (not by me). The hat is hand-sewn with linen thread.

This is my first tunic. It is brown wool in the Birka cut. It is hand-sewn with linen thread. The tablet woven trim is madder-dyed wool. The embroidery on the cuf is chain stitch and the embroidery on the shoulder seam is herringbone stitch. The embroidery is done with worsted wool dyed with Queen Anne's Lace.