Early Medieval Birka wool caftan

Viking wollen coat (kaftan) made on the basis of finds from Birka - Swedish trade centre.

Style borrowed from the study at http://histvarld.historiska.se

It has two wedges on the sides and one on a back, making the circuit on the bottom bigger. Slightly tapered sleeves are sewn at right angles, with square underarm wedges, so they do not constrict movement. The coat can be done up with 8 buttons made of bronze (based on archaeological findings).

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FABRIC

The coat is made of thin or medium thickness wool and the stitches, regardless of the finish, are made with great care. Thanks to this, the outfit will serve you for many years.

The fabric is selected individually for each order.

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SIZE AND COLOR

The coat is made to order in a selected color. Due to the large rotation of wools and the endless possibilities of shades and weaves, the color selected from the menu is indicative. After the purchase, we will choose the wool that we will be used for the order. If you have questions about the availability of fabrics - send us a message!

All clothes are made in our workshop in Poland. If you are not sure about your size or your measurements differ from the table, please contact us. Note that colours may look different on your monitor depending on their settings and technical characteristics.

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WASHING & CARE INSTRUCTION

• washing in temperature 20C/30C

• wool clothes can be washed only by hands

• do not use bleach or stain removers

• no spinning (it is damaging for seams and fibres)

• hang in the vertical position to dry

• to keep the look, it’s best to iron clothes inside out, up to 120C (one dots)

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STANDARD

Slav Medieval Shop creates historical outfits in three basic standards of detail work:

I – Outfit is sewn with the machine – all stitches are made with the machine, pattern of the outfit is based on the historical sources, according to its description on the site. Internal stitches are finished with overlock, visible stitches are sewn by machine