How to make a Viking Age apron dress

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024
  • In this video I show you how I make my Viking Age apron dresses, or 'smokkr' as they are also called. This is meant to be a helpful video for you who just started with Viking Age living history, or for you who just want to make yourself a Viking Age apron dress for living history or reenactment.
    I have also made a tutorial on my blog, which is intended to be used parallel with this video if something is unclear. You can find the post in the link below:
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    Also, make sure to follow me on social media:
    Instagram: / tonjesdigre
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    Music: Epidemic Sound

Комментарии • 46

  • @TaiChiKnees
    @TaiChiKnees Год назад +11

    Thank you so much for this. And a special note: This is great for Viking reenactments, sure, but also super cozy around the house (no one has to know but you and the cats)! I love my apron dresses all winter long!

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  Год назад +3

      Thank you so much for your lovely comment 🧡 I really appreciate it 😊

  • @aerialartist4497
    @aerialartist4497 Месяц назад +1

    Nice video. Easy to understand the process. Thank you.

  • @vyvyanwormwood
    @vyvyanwormwood 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for this information! Very awesome! --Vyvyan

  • @audrablagniene5771
    @audrablagniene5771 Год назад +3

    Thank you :)

  • @Janine.G.
    @Janine.G. Год назад +2

    Excellent video and blog post! Thank you so much!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @cheekyredhead
    @cheekyredhead Год назад +2

    Enjoyed this very much!

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  Год назад

      I am so happy to hear that! 😃 Thank you very much for your feedback! 🙂

  • @karlahovde
    @karlahovde Год назад +2

    Very beautiful video and dress!

  • @VikingMakery
    @VikingMakery Год назад +2

    Fantastic! Definitely will have one in the making in the future. Thanks! P.S. I love that blue wool.

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  Год назад

      Thank you for your wonderful comment! I'm happy you liked the video! 😊😃

  • @sofiewellejusshrubsole2225
    @sofiewellejusshrubsole2225 Год назад +4

    Hej
    Love your video. I have been told, being a Danish viking reenactor myself, that one should make garments wool on wool, or flax on flax. But I see that you put flax straps on a woolen dress. I like it! But do you know what finds tell us that this is "Ok".
    I'd like to do my new selekjole like yours, but would like to back up my decision on facts, as I meet people who "care a lot" about authenticity.
    Thank you so much😊❤

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  Год назад +5

      Hi! Thank you! I've heard this when it comes to the thread you use for sewing. If you go to the article on my blog, which I link to in this video, you can find the sources 🙂 I use my friend, Hilde Thunem, quite a bit as a source. I know she mentions linen straps on wool smokkr in her article "Smokkr". I, too, surround myself with high-quality reeactors, so research is important. Why else do we do this? 🤷🏼‍♀️🧡

    • @sofiewellejusshrubsole2225
      @sofiewellejusshrubsole2225 Год назад +4

      @@tonjeshistoricallife Ok, excellent, thank you very much.👌🤗 I'll check her out. Have a great evening 🌞🍁🍂

  • @rotekaiserin
    @rotekaiserin Год назад +4

    This is beautiful! Can you maybe show us how to create the underdress also? :)

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  Год назад +3

      Thank you 😊 Yes, I am already planning it, that and many other tutorials 😁

    • @stevieszym9996
      @stevieszym9996 9 месяцев назад

      I just came to say this!

  • @maleahlock
    @maleahlock Год назад +1

    Wonderful! Thank you for the video.

  • @Shahrezad1
    @Shahrezad1 Год назад +3

    Thank you, so very much. ❤ I have tried finding a Smokkr tutorial that breaks down measurements for each individual person, and your tutorial has honestly been the best of them all. Well done! 🎉🎉🎉

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  Год назад +1

      I am so happy to hear that you find it helpful! I am thrilled to hear! Thank you so so much for your very nice and motivating comment 😊🧡

  • @Lehcar1
    @Lehcar1 6 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely

  • @mdmmm20
    @mdmmm20 Год назад +2

    beautiful dress and you're really sweet

  • @jog6665
    @jog6665 7 месяцев назад +1

    I would have loved to see a full view of the finished outfit!

  • @annetteericsson266
    @annetteericsson266 11 месяцев назад +2

    Seems most reenactment people.want to wear clothes people of high standing wore. I would like to know what regular viking wore

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  11 месяцев назад +7

      Yes, it have been a "problem" for some years, but again, most garments and items found in most archaeological excavations are evidence from the richest in their society. Lately, more and more people, including myself, have been exploring the lower status humans of the Viking Age society. The reason why I chose to do a tutorial on the apron dress is because it is such a known piece of clothing, and there has been done so much research on this particular garment. Also, I think I'm entitled to wear a bit higher standard garments when I do my living history, as I am the chieftain of my group 😉

  • @annetteericsson266
    @annetteericsson266 11 месяцев назад +2

    Do you know if there is any groups in Alton Missouri region?
    I am originally from sweden and my brother researched our ancestry on my farmors side. We are related to viking kings according to his research
    Therfore I am interested in viking clothing
    I am making a linnen dress from grimfrost

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  11 месяцев назад +1

      I'm not too familiar with the groups in the USA, I'm afraid. There are a few Facebook groups in which you can ask.

  • @FostbroedraSkald
    @FostbroedraSkald Год назад +1

    Hi from 🇫🇷
    Very interesting and relaxing video.
    I'm particularly curious about the bells on the brooch, I really like the idea.
    Is it a personal fantasy or is it inspired by an archaeological source ?
    Thanks in advance

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much! I was hoping it would come out as relaxing and enjoyable 🙂 Well, the bells are probably not that historical accurate, but I've always had them there (for almost 12 years now) so it's hard to take them off 😅

    • @FostbroedraSkald
      @FostbroedraSkald Год назад +2

      Don't, it's your character after all =)

  • @alicetulloch6945
    @alicetulloch6945 8 месяцев назад

    A problem with the directions: She said to use the width of the fabric as the width of the front and back panels at the hem. Yikes! Is that 44”, 52” or 60”???? It depends on what kind of fabric you have. Needs better direction, like an angle or a proportion compared to the panel, or just “8 inches.”

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  8 месяцев назад +2

      The reason I don't mention the width of my fabric is because it doesn't really matter that much. I'm doing it this way in my tutorial to give my apron dress width in the length. If you have a narrower fabric you could solve that with panels or gussets.
      Most fabrics that you can buy today are around 150 cm wide. If you have significantly less than that you just don't make the two panels at the same time, and still can achieve the fullness of the width. This I am also mentioning in my blog which follows this video:
      "So, how much fabric will you be needing? An easy way to measure this, is to measure out the total length you want for your dress and then double this number. Notice that this applies when you have wide fabrics, measuring 140-150 cm in width. If you have a fabric that is 70-80 cm in width, you need to multiply your number by four instead of two."
      Hope this clarifies your questions! 😃

  • @hydrophobicbathtowel6816
    @hydrophobicbathtowel6816 3 месяца назад

    Whered you go?

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  3 месяца назад +1

      @@hydrophobicbathtowel6816 I am right here! Just haven't had the time to make new videos 😟🫶

    • @hydrophobicbathtowel6816
      @hydrophobicbathtowel6816 3 месяца назад +1

      @@tonjeshistoricallife well I hope things are well. I will just have to rewatch the old videos again 😁

  • @MsTilda2
    @MsTilda2 11 месяцев назад

    Cool, men drop musikken

    • @tonjeshistoricallife
      @tonjeshistoricallife  11 месяцев назад

      Takk for tipset. Har du noen grunner til at du syns jeg skal droppe den?

  • @patiencewilkinson234
    @patiencewilkinson234 Год назад

    *promosm* 🔥

  • @leland9002
    @leland9002 Год назад

    ☀️ *PromoSM*