BORUM ESHØJ
ca. 1350 BCE

Variations on this garment are well documented in the Nordic Bronze Age, most notably in Borum Eshøj, Skrydstrup and Egtved in Jylland. Cut from a single rectangle of cloth, these jackets are elegantly constructed by simple folding of the cloth to create the arm holes and torso. This reconstruction is handwoven according to the textile remains preserved at Borum Eshøj, with 42 warp and 36 weft threads per 10cm2. The garment features reenforcing at the shoulders, and two rows of buttonhole stitch, carefully worked to stabilise the neck opening.