Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Medieval women in Europe wore veils according to Christian custom, but what about medieval Jews? Jewish women in the middle ages wore veils over their hair too, and were required to wear ones with a double blue and white border in 13th century Italy. As a Jewish woman who likes medieval dress, this seemed like a great addition to the 14th century medieval hair tutorial and veil demo I'd been planning!
Historically, identifying dress has been a traumatic subject for Jews, but there's some fascinating Jewish history behind this simple piece of headwear which makes it a part of Jewish culture in a way most forms of antisemitic dress never were. Marginalized people, including Jews, BIPOC, and queer and trans folk are often erased from our ideas of medieval history. In reality Europe was still diverse in the middle ages-- so by wearing obviously Jewish dress, I'm hoping to get reenactors and history fans thinking about what's missing from the picture of history they're used to.
If you need help pinning your veil on right this second, go to 9:54.
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Rosalie Gilbert's "Medieval Woman" page on veils : rosaliegilbert.com/veilsandwimples.html
Attributions :
"Marked" by Alexander Nakarada (modified)
filmmusic.io/song/4765-marked
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Tallit, museo sefardí, Toledo (modified)
By Benjamín Núñez González
commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39540598
Medieval women in Europe wore veils according to Christian custom, but what about medieval Jews? Jewish women in the middle ages wore veils over their hair too, and were required to wear ones with a double blue and white border in 13th century Italy. As a Jewish woman who likes medieval dress, this seemed like a great addition to the 14th century medieval hair tutorial and veil demo I'd been planning!
Historically, identifying dress has been a traumatic subject for Jews, but there's some fascinating Jewish history behind this simple piece of headwear which makes it a part of Jewish culture in a way most forms of antisemitic dress never were. Marginalized people, including Jews, BIPOC, and queer and trans folk are often erased from our ideas of medieval history. In reality Europe was still diverse in the middle ages-- so by wearing obviously Jewish dress, I'm hoping to get reenactors and history fans thinking about what's missing from the picture of history they're used to.
If you need help pinning your veil on right this second, go to 9:54.
Join my Patreon for behind-the-scenes updates, pattern diagrams, research lists, monthly video chats, and more! patreon.com/snappydragonstudios
Or, you can buy me some Ko-Fi : ko-fi.com/snappydragon
Follow me on IG for more stitchy business : @missSnappyDragon
For business inquiries, send an e-mail to : SnappyDragonStitches at Gmail dot Com
I do not take personal costume/sewing or research commissions.
Want to send me letters? Send mail to PO Box 3884, Berkeley CA, 94703! Letters and cards only please 💚
Rosalie Gilbert's "Medieval Woman" page on veils : rosaliegilbert.com/veilsandwimples.html
Attributions :
"Marked" by Alexander Nakarada (modified)
filmmusic.io/song/4765-marked
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Tallit, museo sefardí, Toledo (modified)
By Benjamín Núñez González
commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39540598
