kareina

I have just uploaded the first of my thesis videos to Zenodo. This gives it a unique DOI, which means I can put that in my thesis, and the readers will be able to access it. Note: that link gives you the document info, and a button to download the video to your machine. If you prefer to just look, without downloading, it is also still available on my google drive.

Today one of my friends on FB posted a link to a video of an Egyptian tunic from the 8th Century, followed by still photos in the comments of other, similar style tunics:

A blue 7 to 9th Century one currently in a museum in Canada:


a plainer, cream coloured one:



and a mosaic showing what they look like when one wears them with a belt:



I have, of course, seen tunics like these before, in photos of the original garment, lying flat on a table, just like in the first part of the video, where she shows cool details of the stitching and weaving. But it wasn't until she had a model wearing a reproduction and I could see how the over-sized garment looks as it drapes over the body, when one wears it with a belt, that I actually wanted one.

so many interesting projects, so little time. Perhaps I should finish the tunic in progress before I start something new...

If this link works, you can see one of the songs my choir sung this weekend.

This is the song we are singing:

Uti vår hage

Uti vår hage där växa blå bär.
Kom hjärtans fröjd!
Vill du mig något, så träffas vi där.
Kom liljor och aquileja,
Kom rosor och saliveja! Kom ljuva krusmynta, kom hjärtans fröjd.

Fagra små blommor där bjuda till dans.
Kom hjärtans fröjd!
Vill du, så binder jag åt dig en krans.

Uti vår hage finns blommor och bär.
Kom hjärtans fröjd!
Men utav alla du kärast mig är.

Kom liljor och aquileja,
Kom rosor och saliveja! Kom ljuva krusmynta, kom hjärtans fröjd.

And one of the other choir members ( translated it like this )