Clothing review - Oldcraft Workshop
Clothing review - Oldcraft Workshop
A parcel arrived today containing a stack of textiles! Hooray!
There was a time when I would have viewed buying nice period clothing as a hindrance to more swords but over the years I have come to realise that you look terrible in bad clothes even with a fancy sword but quality clothing can't be faked.
Spending more and more time in freezing conditions had hammered home that my current garb wasn’t sufficient and so I put in an order with Mikhail Starikov from Oldcraft Workshop. I was nervous about this as Russian craftsmen have been difficult for me in the past but in the end I took the chance. I ordered a Bernuthsfeld (7th century) tunic and a pair of classic Thorsberg trousers. I also added a new cloak as the weave on my current historical one wasn’t keeping the alpine wind at bay.
The order took two months from payment to delivery at a cost of roughly $400USD. Now I know some folks here will be squirming at that but I am no tailor and taking into account the cost of the fabric and then the hours it would take me to do an inferior job I was happy to pay.
The clothes are all hand woven, hand sewn and (according to Mikhail) plant dyed. I tried them on today and they are extremely warm. They are made to measure and fit well though the sleeves are a wee bit large and will need some work. I plan to use them for both my living history and also incorporate them into my Middle Earth kit.
All in all I would happily recommend Oldcraft based on my experience though I would of course wait until the current crisis is over.
Some pics (I have no idea why I look so angry - it was bloody hot though)
There was a time when I would have viewed buying nice period clothing as a hindrance to more swords but over the years I have come to realise that you look terrible in bad clothes even with a fancy sword but quality clothing can't be faked.
Spending more and more time in freezing conditions had hammered home that my current garb wasn’t sufficient and so I put in an order with Mikhail Starikov from Oldcraft Workshop. I was nervous about this as Russian craftsmen have been difficult for me in the past but in the end I took the chance. I ordered a Bernuthsfeld (7th century) tunic and a pair of classic Thorsberg trousers. I also added a new cloak as the weave on my current historical one wasn’t keeping the alpine wind at bay.
The order took two months from payment to delivery at a cost of roughly $400USD. Now I know some folks here will be squirming at that but I am no tailor and taking into account the cost of the fabric and then the hours it would take me to do an inferior job I was happy to pay.
The clothes are all hand woven, hand sewn and (according to Mikhail) plant dyed. I tried them on today and they are extremely warm. They are made to measure and fit well though the sleeves are a wee bit large and will need some work. I plan to use them for both my living history and also incorporate them into my Middle Earth kit.
All in all I would happily recommend Oldcraft based on my experience though I would of course wait until the current crisis is over.
Some pics (I have no idea why I look so angry - it was bloody hot though)
But the white fury of the Northmen burned the hotter, and more skilled was their knighthood with long spears and bitter. Fewer were they but they clove through the Southrons like a fire-bolt in a forest.
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A close up of the weave and stitching
But the white fury of the Northmen burned the hotter, and more skilled was their knighthood with long spears and bitter. Fewer were they but they clove through the Southrons like a fire-bolt in a forest.
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Beautiful stuff, Eofor! That weave is stunning! I bet it's toasty.
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Magnificent, just magnificent. The color. The texture. The cut. This looks amazing and you pull it off so well! I can quite clearly see Eofor, Man of Rohan wearing this daily. I love everything about this!
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Wow... that's some quality stuff, and quality aesthetics.
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Very nice!
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That is a very nice hoard of new stuff you have, impressive, now all it needs is some road wear to add to the aesthetic
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That set looks excellent. Comfy too, which is important.
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I like your use of the fall middle earth tones.
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Forgot to ask, can we get a breakdown of what all you got?
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As ever thanks to everyone for your kind words. I think that even though the two pursuits share a lot of gear that I am beginning to finally see Eofor in all this.
As in the items I received in this order or all that I am wearing in the photos?
But the white fury of the Northmen burned the hotter, and more skilled was their knighthood with long spears and bitter. Fewer were they but they clove through the Southrons like a fire-bolt in a forest.
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Short answer? Yes.
What you got from the order, to give an idea of what you're getting for the money. Then what all you're rocking in case someone wanted to go for a similar look.
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Okay well.
The items from the order are the Red fringed cloak/blanket, The red tunic and the olive Thorsberg pants.
The rest of the ensemble consists of
- Brown woolen Skjoldehamn hood made by a local reenactor"
- Cloak pin carved by myself
- Boar Brooch is by Gulli
- Spear is a Paul Binns
- Simple raw linen undertunic made by Slav Medieval Shop
- Belt is a copy of of a 7th century Anglo Saxon buckle from Gilton made by Ganderwick creations and fitted to a belt by Gallybagger leather
- Sword belt is made using fittings from Tod Cutler and was done by a local fellow Vaughan Morphett. The sword is a custom valiant armoury longsword.
- Legwraps are from Othala craft, they used to be a lovely yellow but like a lot of plant dyes have faded over time
- Lastly there are pair of Medieval boots form Boots by Bohemond
The items from the order are the Red fringed cloak/blanket, The red tunic and the olive Thorsberg pants.
The rest of the ensemble consists of
- Brown woolen Skjoldehamn hood made by a local reenactor"
- Cloak pin carved by myself
- Boar Brooch is by Gulli
- Spear is a Paul Binns
- Simple raw linen undertunic made by Slav Medieval Shop
- Belt is a copy of of a 7th century Anglo Saxon buckle from Gilton made by Ganderwick creations and fitted to a belt by Gallybagger leather
- Sword belt is made using fittings from Tod Cutler and was done by a local fellow Vaughan Morphett. The sword is a custom valiant armoury longsword.
- Legwraps are from Othala craft, they used to be a lovely yellow but like a lot of plant dyes have faded over time
- Lastly there are pair of Medieval boots form Boots by Bohemond
But the white fury of the Northmen burned the hotter, and more skilled was their knighthood with long spears and bitter. Fewer were they but they clove through the Southrons like a fire-bolt in a forest.
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That is simply exquisite!
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That weave looks incredible, but I want to hear more about that shed behind you. It resembles a vardo.
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