by Vilma Tammelin | Oct 18, 2021
INFLUENCES FROM ABROAD Renaissance architecture came to Finland through the court of Duke Johan, governor of Finland from 1556 to1563 and building works at the Turku Castle, where German carpenters and decorators panelled the walls and roofs of the castle. Woven wall...
by Vilma Tammelin | Oct 18, 2021
STONE INTO TOOL Flint can be described as the steel of the Stone Age. It does not occur in natural deposits in Finland and was mostly imported and traded from present-day Russia. The closest match to flint among Finnish rocks is hard, brittle quartz flaking into...
by Vilma Tammelin | Oct 18, 2021
FRIEZE AND BROADCLOTH Frieze was a domestic milled woollen fabric for outdoor clothing and everyday wear for the peasants. It was made in both coarse and very thin varieties. Broadcloth was a generic term for imported woollen fabrics, which were thin, close and milled...
by Vilma Tammelin | Oct 15, 2021
MEDIAVAL APPAREL In Iron Age graves the bronze spiral ornaments belonging to women´s costume have permitted the preservation of small parts of comtemporary festive dress, which have reconstructed. During the Crusade Period (1050-1300) women’s costume consisted...
by Vilma Tammelin | Oct 15, 2021
TABLET BANDS Meshed tablet bands were made with the aid of small tablets perforated at the corners. This technique probably came to Finland along with settlers from present-day Estonia. Finland’s oldest tablet bands date back to the 6th century.The yarn was dyed with...
