Myriams reconstruction of the knitted cap from Basel , Hist. Museum, Inv. 1981.10
made with stockingstitch with a 2ply, fine, hand-spun yarn, dyed with birch leaves
Fulled using a teasel to raise the nap which was then cut down with scissors.
Unlike the original one it has no dagging cut into the lower border.

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✧ Medieval cuisine ✧

Medieval cuisine includes the foods, diets, and cooking methods of various European cultures from the 5th to the 15th century. Cereals were the most important staple during the Early Middle Ages: barley, oats, and rye were eaten by the poor while wheat was generally more expensive. These were consumed as bread, porridge, gruel, and pasta by people...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_cuisine

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