Russian & Slavic Clothing

Information about SCA-period Russian dress/costuming. Articles, patterns, and ideas.

This is a preliminar y report and descriptio n of textiles discovered in 2006 during archaeolog ical investigat ions of an urban site at Pskov in Russia. Since 2004 three chamber graves with rich inventorie s dating to the 10th century have been uncovered - in the third was a wad of textiles. Once cleaned and unfolded, the bundle proved to be composed of two silk-trimm ed garments, and enclosed a pair of bronze brooches. Rather than dressing the deceased, the clothing had been carefully folded and stowed in a birch box with a leather lid, which was placed under the floor of the grave chamber.

Images of a wide variety of hats from Russia, including a 14th century hat woven from pine roots from Novgorod.

An information exchange for the study of Medieval history and culture in the Slavic world. Founded as a service for members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, this group provides information and resources to anyone.

An index to the newsletter of the Slavic Interest Group, organized by article topics.

Ukranian clothing of the 10th-17th centuries.

A collection of buttons from various other websites (translate d into English); mostly Russian and Turkish examples.