{"id":1679,"date":"2013-12-10T09:19:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T07:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neulakko.net\/?p=1679"},"modified":"2013-12-10T09:19:19","modified_gmt":"2013-12-10T07:19:19","slug":"talvesta-selviaminen-how-to-deal-with-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/?p=1679","title":{"rendered":"Talvesta selvi\u00e4minen \/ How to deal with winter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Talvivaatteet v 2010 – oli v\u00e4h\u00e4n lunta mutta tosi kylm\u00e4!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Talvi on t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 taas lumineen ja kylmineen! Siisp\u00e4 kerron, millaisilla keskiaikatamineilla selvi\u00e4n kylmist\u00e4 l\u00e4mp\u00f6tiloista.<\/p>\n

Talvella perusasu on sama kuin muina vuodenaikoina. On pellavainen paitamekko, villainen mekko ja sen \u00c2\u00a0p\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 villainen p\u00e4\u00e4llysmekko.\u00c2\u00a0T\u00e4rkeint\u00e4 on se, \u00c2\u00a0mit\u00e4 on p\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 ja mit\u00e4 jaloissa.<\/p>\n

P\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4<\/h3>\n

P\u00e4\u00e4n kautta haihtuu paljon l\u00e4mp\u00f6\u00e4. P\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 on talvellakin sama huntup\u00e4\u00e4hine<\/a> kuin kes\u00e4ll\u00e4, mutta ohuet pellavat ja hamput eiv\u00e4t juuri l\u00e4mmit\u00e4. Paras p\u00e4\u00e4nl\u00e4mmike onkin villainen huppu, mielell\u00e4\u00e4n viel\u00e4 villavuorilla<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(ja kaikista l\u00e4mpimin olisi karvavuori).\u00c2\u00a0Se on hattu, kaulahuivi ja hartiaviitta samassa. Jos hupun ns. hartiaviittaosa on leikattu pitk\u00e4ksi, se ajaa takin virkaakin yll\u00e4tt\u00e4v\u00e4n pitk\u00e4lle. Vasta kun on todella kylm\u00e4, alkaa kaivata sen lis\u00e4ksi jotain muuta l\u00e4mmikett\u00e4.<\/p>\n

Hattukin l\u00f6ytyy , kuten kuvasta n\u00e4kyy (sellaista naisetkin keskiajalla k\u00e4yttiv\u00e4t, vaikka sit\u00e4 n\u00e4kee harvemmin), mutta huppu riitt\u00e4\u00e4 yksin ja on niin paljon parempi.<\/p>\n

Jaloissa<\/h3>\n
\"Keng\u00e4t<\/a>
Keng\u00e4t ja patiinit \/ Shoes and pattens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kylm\u00e4 hiipii my\u00f6s jalkoja pitkin. Siksi on t\u00e4rke\u00e4\u00e4 pit\u00e4\u00e4 jalat mahdollisimman l\u00e4mpim\u00e4n\u00e4. Minulla on talvella jalassa villakankaasta ommellut polvimittaiset sukat<\/a>, neulakinnassukat ja nahkaiset k\u00e4\u00e4nt\u00f6keng\u00e4t. Keskiajan talvikeng\u00e4t ovat varrelliset, mutta itse k\u00e4yt\u00e4n varrellisten talvikenkieni ohella v\u00e4h\u00e4n liian isoja superpaksusta nahasta tehtyj\u00e4 ja huolella rasvattuja perusk\u00e4\u00e4nt\u00f6kenki\u00e4, koska niihin mahtuu kunnolla sukkia. Joskus olisi nastaa kokeilla jalka ”r\u00e4ttej\u00e4”, eli villakappaleita jalkaan k\u00e4\u00e4rittyn\u00e4 tyyliin Bockstenin suosta l\u00f6ydetty mies.<\/p>\n

Mutta varsinkin jos seisoo paljon paikoillaan, alkaa kylm\u00e4 helposti nipistell\u00e4 varpaita kenkien ohuiden nahkapohjien l\u00e4pi. Silloin puiset patiinit paksuine pohjineen tuovat sit\u00e4 kaivattua eristyst\u00e4! Varoituksen sana patiineista – talvella niiden kanssa pit\u00e4\u00e4 olla varovainen, sill\u00e4 lunta ker\u00e4\u00e4v\u00e4t puupohjat ovat pahimmillaan \u00e4lytt\u00f6m\u00e4n liukkaat!<\/p>\n

Ent\u00e4 siin\u00e4 v\u00e4liss\u00e4?<\/h3>\n
\"Uusi<\/a>
Uusi l\u00e4mmin mekko \/ new warm dress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vaikka hyv\u00e4ll\u00e4 hupulla ja l\u00e4mpimill\u00e4 jalkatamineilla p\u00e4\u00e4see pitk\u00e4lle, on sill\u00e4kin v\u00e4li\u00e4 mit\u00e4 v\u00e4liin pukee. Niit\u00e4 eritt\u00e4in kylmi\u00e4 kelej\u00e4 varten puen lis\u00e4kerroksena joko viitan tai yhden paksun p\u00e4\u00e4llysmekon lis\u00e4\u00e4. Viitasta on kuitenkin sanottava, ett\u00e4 se ei juuri l\u00e4mmit\u00e4, koska sen alle p\u00e4\u00e4see helposti kylm\u00e4\u00e4 ilmaa. Vaikka se olikin naisille se yleisin kuvattu tai mainittu p\u00e4\u00e4llysvaate, minulla on viitta oikeastaan vain siksi, ett\u00e4 se kuuluu hienon naisen muodikkaaseen asukokonaisuuteen. Jos jotain pit\u00e4\u00e4 tehd\u00e4 ulkosalla, on se ylim\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4inen mekkokerros paljon l\u00e4mmitt\u00e4v\u00e4mpi.<\/p>\n

Jalkojen lis\u00e4ksi my\u00f6s k\u00e4det kannattaa pit\u00e4\u00e4 l\u00e4mpim\u00e4n\u00e4. Siihen k\u00e4yv\u00e4t mainiosti neulakintaat.<\/p>\n

Keskiaikaisen talvipukeutumisen \u00e4rsytt\u00e4vin juttu on helmoihin tarttuva lumi. Helmat tuoksuvat sulaessaan viettelev\u00e4sti m\u00e4r\u00e4lle lampaalle, eik\u00e4 mik\u00e4\u00e4n her\u00e4t\u00e4 aamulla kuin huussireissulla kannikkaan l\u00e4ps\u00e4ht\u00e4v\u00e4 lumen ja j\u00e4\u00e4n kuorruttama helma.<\/p>\n

Helmojen lumisuutta voi yritt\u00e4\u00e4 v\u00e4hent\u00e4\u00e4 nostamalla helmoja vy\u00f6n avulla makkaraksi vy\u00f6t\u00e4r\u00f6lle. Toisaalta helmoja ei voi nostaa kovinkaan paljoa. Juuri pitkien helmojen erist\u00e4v\u00e4 vaikutus mahdollistaa sen, ett\u00e4 helmojen alla pysyy l\u00e4mp\u00f6 ja lumessa voi tosiaan keskiaikaseikkailla ilman niit\u00e4 pitki\u00e4 kalsareita tai muita nykyajan mukavuuksia. (Ilmeisen syyn vuoksi pitkiksien v\u00e4lttely liittyy siihen, ett\u00e4 yhdistelm\u00e4 huussi + 10 metri\u00e4 lumista helmaa yl\u00f6s + pitkisten kanssa rehaaminen = aargh)<\/p>\n

Aluspukeutumisessa kannattaa varsinkin talvella kiinnitt\u00e4\u00e4 huomio siihen, ettei alimmainen pellavamekko ole niin pitk\u00e4, ett\u00e4 se laahaisi maata, sill\u00e4 pellava imee kosteutta helmasta yl\u00f6s hullun lailla. \u00c2\u00a0Alimman mekon mukava pituus on siksi puolessa pohkeessa tai siit\u00e4kin ylemp\u00e4n\u00e4.<\/p>\n

Jos haluatte lukea lis\u00e4\u00e4 talvipukeutumisesta, kurkatkaa t\u00e4m\u00e4 mainio artikkeli Albrechts B\u00f6ssorien sivuilta.\u00c2\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Miten sin\u00e4 selvi\u00e4t pakkasista tai muista \u00e4\u00e4rimm\u00e4isist\u00e4 s\u00e4\u00e4oloista? Onko hyvi\u00e4 vinkkej\u00e4 jaettavaksi?<\/em><\/h4>\n

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It’s winter again! Cold and snowy, which inspires todays post about how I deal with winter in the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n

The set of clothing stays much the same throughout the year. During the wintertime, I wear the same linen shirt, woolen dress and woolen overdress. What really matters in keeping me warm is what I wear on my head and my feet.<\/p>\n

On my head<\/h3>\n

A head left uncovered can make you cold quickly. In the wintertime I wear the same veils as in the summer, but those layers being linen or hemp don’t really help a lot with the cold. This is why you need a warm hood. Made out of wool, lined with wool or perhaps the warmest of all, fur. It is a hat, a scarf and a little cape all in one! If the cape is cut so that it reaches over the shoulders, it stands in for a jacket really well. Only when it gets really cold (around -20C) you start feeling a need for something else to keep you warm.<\/p>\n

As you can see, I have a hat – and women did wear those too – but for me, a hood is just so much better.<\/p>\n

On my feet<\/h3>\n

The cold also creeps up from below, so it is best to avoid cold feet. In the winter (actually also when it is wet and miserable during other months) I wear woolen kneelenght hose, needlebound socks and leather turnshoes which I have oiled\/waxed well. Medieval winter shoes are bootlike ones that cover the ankles, but as well as using those, I often go for a regular pair of lowcut turnshoes that are just slightly too big – which means I can fit in a lot of layers: hose (sometimes double hose!) and socks. Someday I think it would be cool to experiment with footwraps made of wool scraps ala Bocksten man.<\/p>\n

However, especially if you are not doing anything particularly active and need to stand still, the cold still gets to you. This is because medieval leather shoes have those thin leather soles. This is why I like to wear wooden pattens: they provide the extra insulation. I wouldn’t go on a hike with those on though: pattens that have snow stuck on the soles are super super slippery and quite tricky to walk in.<\/p>\n

What about in between?<\/h3>\n

Keeping your head and feet warm gets you a long way, but come those really cold temperatures, it is good to be able to add something on even between your head and your toes. I usually go for an extra layer – another overdress, preferably a loose one made of thick wool, lined in wool. I do have cloaks too, but they are really not that much use. It is hard to do anything active in them, the cold creeps in when they flap open… sigh. The only reason I have a cloak is because they are fashionable! If I need to do stuff besides look good<\/em> (hahahaa) I ditch the cloak and grab another dress.<\/p>\n

On my hands: wool needlebound mittens. Nothing beats them.<\/p>\n

And finally, the most aggravating thing about dealing with winter in the middle ages: snow on hems! When the snow melts, you smell like a wet sheep. And there is nothing, nothing that quite wakes you up like a piece of snowy and frozen wool that slaps you in the buttock when you visit the outhouse in the morning.<\/p>\n

Depending on how much snow there is, there is not much you can do about it. You can hike up hems with your belt (so you get an attractive wool roll on your waist) – but you can do that only so much, because the long hems keep out the draft and \u00c2\u00a0provide the insulation that keep you warm under the hems . So you don’t need to go for long johns or thermal underwear. Because, besidest the obvious reasons you want to not wear thermals, try outhouse+hoisting 10 meters of wet wool hems + lacking third arm to deal with thermals = aaaargh.<\/p>\n

When it comes to medieval undies, I find that it is extra important in the winter to keep your shirt\/shift so short that it doesn’t catch on any snow (I like mine about calf-lenght). This is because linen sucks up moisture and sends it upwards for a cool and damp experience, almost like nothing else.<\/p>\n

How about you dear reader? Any tips on how to deal with extreme weather?\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Talvi on t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 taas lumineen ja kylmineen! Siisp\u00e4 kerron, millaisilla keskiaikatamineilla selvi\u00e4n kylmist\u00e4 l\u00e4mp\u00f6tiloista. Talvella perusasu on sama kuin muina vuodenaikoina. On pellavainen paitamekko, villainen mekko ja sen \u00c2\u00a0p\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 villainen p\u00e4\u00e4llysmekko.\u00c2\u00a0T\u00e4rkeint\u00e4 on se, \u00c2\u00a0mit\u00e4 on p\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 ja mit\u00e4 jaloissa. P\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 P\u00e4\u00e4n kautta haihtuu paljon l\u00e4mp\u00f6\u00e4. P\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 on talvellakin sama huntup\u00e4\u00e4hine kuin kes\u00e4ll\u00e4, mutta ohuet pellavat … <\/p>\n

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