[Sca-cooks] Viking smoothing board

[King's Taste Productions]

Thanks Hrothny, for posting that, frankly Stefan, I'm surprised you
don't have files on this already.  

Mistress Philia's String Page has a very good description:
http://www.stringpage.com/viking/board.html

I'm using a wooden plank rather than whalebone. And the glass glob
description just happens to match a green glass glob votive candle
holder I bought at IKEA some time back.  I am planning on taking some
linen and hemp cloth with me to class, and having it as a class
activity.  We'll try and do some smoothing and pleating.  I've also got
some large silver discs (big sequins) that we'll try stamping some
images into with rubber mallets and simple tools.  

Christianna

-----Original Message-----
From: sca-cooks-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Terri Morgan
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 12:11 PM
To: 'Cooks within the SCA'
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Viking smoothing board

> What's a "Viking smoothing board"?
> An ironing board of some type? A torture device?

It is an ironing board of some type - specifically, a lap-sized board
(once
made of whalebone or like material) that is decorated slightly with a
large
area left plain. That area is where you lay your linen edges and using a
glass , well, blob for lack of a better word (about like a paperweight),
fold over the seam edges and rub them. It makes a very nice sharp fold,
which helps with sewing a seam. 

Viking-era women were occasionally buried with their boards, just like
guys
had their shields. (Women also had their weaving swords, which was a
nice
contrast to men's war swords.)

I scored a very nice one (Linden wood) this Pennsic from those Viking
guys
under the tree...



Hrothny


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