By:Elissa and AmyMedieval ClothingMedieval clothing was very different than our every day clothing today. In the Middle Ages you had no choice of what to wear. If you were a child of a peasant you would have to wear whatever you could afford. If you were royal, you would wear silk robes and elaborate gowns. Clothing in the Middle Ages wasn't that great, but for some people, like the rich and royal, they had finely sewn clothing that was very elaborate.
Most of the time, clothes were made at home, had no shape, and were very rough. Tunics, trousers, and shawls were used to keep out coldness. Wool or fur were how shawls were made. Shawls were worn on the shoulders. In the Middle Ages, most rich peoples' clothes were made by tailors. Some of the fabrics that were used were burnet, perse, lincoln scarlet, kersey, russet, chalones, damask, and sandal. Queens and kings would wear brightly colored silks. The clothes they wore were very expensive, and they were the ones who had enough money to afford such things. People that were holy, wore long cloaks with hoods. Around their cloak, they wore a rope belt with wooden beads prayers. Manor lords wore brown jackets. Everyday peasants wore simple linen shirts that were made by themselves, and hoses. (pants)
Questions:
1. Would you like wearing clothing made of silk or linen material? Why?
What are good points about wearing silk, and what are good points about wearing linen material?2. How do you think it would be to make your own clothing?
3. Why do you think in the Middle Ages most people had to make their own clothes?
