How did people in the Medieval time period sew there clothes together?

Question

I have looked every were for this information and couldn't find anything. This is all I need to know. If you could please give me a site or tell me, I would greatly appreciatit.
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Answer 1

They used needle and thread. Spinning was a major occupation for women and the thread was about the thickness of embroidery floss (good quality) or yarn (poor quality). Common needles were made of iron or bone or hardwood. The finest needles were made of silver by jewelers. These were treasured because they didn't rust and a seamstress or noblewoman might only have one or two. Some ivory needles have been found.

Clothing styles up to the 1200s did not require much sewing. The woven cloth was folded and cut in one piece. Sewing was limited to the side seams, hems, and neck hole. Peasants used coarser cloth and handmade needles, but they did sew. Their cloth was mostly wool or linen or a blend of the two.

Higher ranking people might be able to afford imported cotton or silk, but they had to be wealthy to own much of either. Wool was the most common for outer garments.

Starting in court circles, sewing became more skilled as time went on. Dresses relied less on kirtles to give them shape and more on the cut of the material. Sleeves were cut from the cloth and sewn on separately. There was also a period where sleeves were a separate piece and simply laced on to the garment.

Oh, sewing leather and fur required much bigger needles and stouter thread. Silk was the strongest thread available, but the poorer classes tended to use sinew. If you didn't have a large enough needle, you could sew leather using an awl. The awl was used to punch the hole, then push the thread through.

Answer 2

People sewed by hand. There were no sewing machines. Stitched clothes were worn only by the rich. The average person wore a kind of cloak that was held together with pins and/or strings. The strings were passed through rough holes in the cloth. They were not stitched. Sometimes, people wore belts of rope, etc. to hold the two sides of the cloth together. It was not unusual for (poor) men and women to be topless. Weaving was a very profitable industry because only a few people could do it well. Cloth supply, therefore, was limited and sold only to the rich. Needles were used mainly for binding books and for making shoes. Needles were made of bone or ivory (depending on what you could afford). Hope that helps.

Answer 3

Needle and thread. Remember, the clothing wasn't as densely woven as ours, and I'm betting that they could use wooden needles to break through it.

Answer 4

If they didn't have needles made of iron or copper, they could have used bone or hardwood needles. As for thread, they could have used thin strips of leather or rough string/thread.

Answer 5

Renaissance outfits is the little bit diverse from the different style of outfits. particularly renaissance robes is definitely primary outfits in those time. dissimilar the girls persons in those time positioned on grown. we are in a position to get an thought from following link.

Answer 6

They used needles of all sizes ,from 0.5mm to 2cm my grandmom used to do it 4 me.

Answer 7

needle and thread. those that did not have metal needles used bone

Answer 8

needle and thread

Answer 9

http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/RESEARCH/GLOSSARY/bdeft.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilting