Hose

Bremen

Pattern drawing based on Lundwall in Nörlund

This pair of hose from the 1200s is ecclesiastical in nature, and was found in grave 19 of the Bremen site.

• Top/Heel Length: 90 cm (35.4")
• Width at the Top: 55 cm (21.6")
• Width at the Bottom: 25 cm (9.8")
• Foot Length: 27 cm (10.6")
• Foot Width: 23 cm (9.05")
• Weaving Technique: 2/2
• Thread Count: 20x10 threads/cm (50.8x25.4 threads per inch)

Go to Hose Page; Bremen Site Page

Some Sources:

• Nockert, Margareta. Bockstenmannen, Och Hans Dräkt. Halmstad och Varberg: Stiftelsen Hallands länsmuseer, 1985.

Some Clothing of the Middle Ages -- Hose -- Bremen, by I. Marc Carlson, Copyright 1997 This code is given for the free exchange of information, provided the Author's Name is included in all future revisions, and no money change hands-