The fifth day in the real world
“Walk in, sign up, get to work.
That's day labor for you.”
I signed up with Labor Ready for temp
work. It is always good to be in their systems, and it will give me
the ability to learn many different jobs, in a very short period of
time. I hope everything goes well with that. I continued working on
my research on the Anglo Saxons, which was more than gratifying this
time. I learned a little more about the lifestyle of the people
during the dark ages, and how the economic designs of the clothing
was devised not to look good, or even to fit comfortably, but rather
to conserve cloth, and make the least number of seams in the garment
as possible while at it. I believe that this was a pretty good way to
go about it, even though the garments may not have been all that
comfortable to begin with. Seeing as the common materials were flaxen
linen and wool, the linen would soften as it was worn, and it would
be rare to want to wear wool directly against the skin anyways.
Leathers and furs were worn as well, but typically as over garments
rather than straight tunics or trousers; they were more used in the
forms of cloaks, gloves, armor, and shoes. The basic tunic confuses
me though. It was designed with a flared base, and to be around knee
length, mostly for mobility and coverage during the whole year. I
wonder as to why there was as much flare (or goring as it is called)
as there was to the tunics, seeing as it was a time for economic use
of material. Why not go for short tailed tunics and good trousers,
rather than knee length tunics in addition to trousers. I'll find an
answer sooner than later.
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