Making a Bronze Age Costume | Compilation @RetroClaude
Making a Bronze Age Costume | Compilation  @RetroClaude
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
All of my Bronze Age Costume videos in one place! Follow the whole making journey from research, through natural dyeing and construction!

For more information about the supplies I used in this video see below:

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I'm wearing:
Waistcoat Pattern: sirdar.com//en/products/0064-9122-80s-womens-jacket-or-coat
Studio Donegal Soft Donegal: https://studiodonegal.ie/product/soft-donegal-knitting-yarn/
Orange Shawl: ravelry.com/patterns/library/textured-shawl-recipe
The Pattern: ko-fi.com/s/d0c038a362
The Yarn: West Yorkshire Spinners Exquisite Lace Shade Lagoon - AD - lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/west-yorkshire-spinners-exquisite?utm_medium=affiliate&a_aid=58771759

For more information about the resources I used in this video see below:
📖 Bog Fashion by Nicole DeRushie: https://chronocopia.se/books/bog-fashion/ This link includes a preview of some of the pages so you can get an idea of the pattern I'm using to make this project. It also has international stockists at the bottom of the page.
👧🏻 Egtved Girl: https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-bronze-age/the-egtved-girl/cord-skirts-and-rituals/
🟥 Chinese Mummies found with dyed tartan trousers (beware this link contains photos of mummified human remains): web.archive.org/web/20151124110554/http://www.tomasskinner.com/the-mummies-of-zaghunluq-cemetery.html

Dyeing supplies from: dtcrafts.co.uk
The Back to Nature kit: dtcrafts.co.uk/product/back-to-nature-raw-natural-dyestuffs-kit
Colours From Nature by Jenny Dean: dtcrafts.co.uk/product/colours-from-nature-jenny-dean
A Heritage of colour: dtcrafts.co.uk/product/heritage-colour-jenny-dean
Jenny Dean's website: jennydean.co.uk
Stainless Steel Pan: - AD amzn.to/4c35QKY
Washing soda: - AD amzn.to/41NI68R
Extra Madder: - AD tidd.ly/3PJ0xJj
🪡My sewing machine: bernina.com/en-GB/Machines-GB/Series-Overview/NEW-BERNINA-3-Series/BERNINA-335
👗The fabric: hertsfabrics.co.uk
✂️My scissors:
UK - williamgee.co.uk/shop/fiskars-softgrip-fabric-scissors-26cm
🌎 - AD amzn.to/3TqxhVN
⚡My electric scissors:
UK - sakerplus.co.uk/products/sakerplus-cordless-electric-scissors?variant=51864695439742

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