Adventurer's Guide to Medieval Leg Wraps
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- Leg Wraps, or "Winingas" are a comfortable, practical and stylish piece of Medieval clothing. You should add them to your fantasy/medieval costume.
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Common Dimensions: Between 2.5-4 inches wide (6-10 cm) and 9-12 feet long (2.5-3.5 meters). I imagine they'd be shorter for a smaller person. It seems like a lot of fabric, but to do it properly there is a lot of overlap (called stepping), in order to stay secure and protect you better.
Many have also reminded me that these do a good job of keeping out ticks! An excellent reason to wear these even in the summer!
Nine hundred twelve feet long!?
Yes. (editing now haha)
The summer leg wraps are more to protect the lower legs and prevent insects, burs, or similar things from tearing up your legs.
Hey, I couldn’t find the link to your video editing walkthrough. Could you post and pin it?
@@dantebanducci235he said it was patreon exclusive, so i doubt he would post and pin it.
Another tip is to twist the cloth on the front of your shin when you wrap, it's called the herringbone wrap and it helps especially with large calf muscles. Less gaps, cleaner wraps.
Thank you! I'll make sure to try it this way
Also, hiking up your pants-leg before wrapping gives a nice "bloused" silhouette.
some units in the British army were still wearing "puttees" in *_1985_* as they were still being issued with DMS 6 eyelet boots
Another tip for legwraps, especially for those of us with big calf muscles, about halfway up from the ankle (it will vary by person), you will want to flip the wrap over when you're crossing it on the front side of your shin. This will help "tighten up" the fabric as it spirals up your leg. Doing this 3-5 times before you reach the top should help it cling to your leg better, with fewer gaps along the bottom edge. To visualise it: If one side were red and one side were blue, and you started with the red side facing out down at the ankle, the crossover would make it blue for one wrap around your leg, then you would flip it again to show the red side. You can see this method being used in old paintings & illustrations, and it seems to be the most useful for those who have a distinct taper to the lower leg, from ankle to knee.
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I have found that applying the wraps from rolled up rather than unferling them first makes life easier.
Oh yeah, leg wraps. Brings back memories when they weren't that easy to find anywhere and we had to make them ourselves. I remember buying just a meter of herringbone or diamond woven wool fabric, cutting it into stripes, sewing them together by hand and then (worst part) securing the edges without heming them. As soon as they started to pop up on Etsy, everyone bought 3-4 pairs.
I always wear leg wraps when going into the woods for whatever, they’re great deterrents for poison ivy and ticks, as well as general leaf litter. Great video as always, hope you’re having a good weekend!
The first time I saw leg wraps in a medieval setting I was baffled & skeptical so thanks for doing this highly informative video.
Side note: I used to train horses. (long ago!!) When we didn’t want to change out of jeans into boots and breeches, we borrowed a pair of Equine leg wraps and wore them ankle-to-knee. Of course those are modern and stretchy- but they worked to protect the rider’s lower leg and gave a good sense of feeling the horse’s sides.
Funny thing, when I started in the SCA, I was told to look for polo pony leg wraps as a quick and easy leg wraps for fighting.
Leg raps also can server a practical survival purpose, when walking through areas with a lot of tall grasses, bushes the dew that comes off the plants become water once you get somewhere and remove the wraps and wring them out.
interesting video. I remember my brother in army cadets had putees, but they were about half the height of ww1 putees, in the days before gaiters. in UK we pronounce them with put being like golf put, not poot like in putin. this was a while ago but in reenactment it was generally the saxons that had leg wraps, vikings had cross garters/tall boots, and welsh often had completely bare legs and sandals/currans, i think the archaelogy has since improved on this. i found them very helpfull to protect wool trousers, and if a putee got damaged, i just cut out the damaged section, sen over and instant fix. also they helped hide the top of army boots which were much safer for weapons practice on wet grass.... also they helped keep protective kneepads in place under leggings.
Thank you for the spelling and pronunciation. I kept hearing ‘poutine’ and I knew that couldn’t be right! Lol
Thanks for clarifying. I was a little put off by his pronunciation too. To my mind puttee pronounced the way he does reminds me of my history of art course where the little baby angels in renaissance art are called putti! 😂
Mike Everest has a pretty good video on leg wraps and winningas. The most useful thing I learned from his video was how to eliminate stepping when wrapping, and get a much cleaner, nicer looking wrap.
If you get a big step or overhang of fabric that isn't snug against the leg, back it off, give it a 180 twist so the inside is on the outside, and keep wrapping. Next time you get stepping, do it again. Rinse and repeat until you're done, and enjoy a much neater looking leg wrap. Less likely to catch on things or slip, too, since there's less loose, hanging edges.
I don't remember where I learned it, but there's also a trick to putting them on that makes them less likely to slip or move at the bottom. A bit hard to describe, but I'll try.
Start with the bottom few inches of the wrap, around 4 inches or so, and have it go down your shin to your ankle, where the bottom of the wrap will be. Twist/turn it 90 degrees, so you've got pretty much an L of fabric. Start wrapping as you normally would, being sure to keep that vertical piece in place until it's fully covered.
It might be a little unnecessary, but I've found that it stops the wrap from moving as much around the ankle, particuarly with my long boots.
Seems like the friction of the vertical piece is what keeps it in place.
Thank you!
I generally dont care what people think. They just dontunderstand what they are missing out on. If people were more acustom to walking fields it would naturally be the 'modern style' The wrap is a very utilitarian convenience.
We use horse racing wraps, they hold close with hidin' velcro and are made to stay in place on a galloping horse they do not fall down! :D
You can also split the end on the wrap towards the top, and use the 2 ends to tie them around your leg. Make sure to knot the fabric underneath the slit so it doesn't fray all the way down.
I think I may do this, this seems like a good combination of simple and effective.
Awesome 🔥 Let us know if you find it worthy of sharing, I do it this way every time. It allows you to also get pretty tight uniform wrapping. Thanks for living the life we all deserve. Keep it real, Kramer ❤️
Having actually worn puttees [the British army used a truncated form into the 1980s] - 4 inches seems very wide, as memory serves ours were about 2.5.
Also, to tie them off, ours were finished in a point to which a tape was attached.
That went round your leg a couple of times and was then wound round itself to finish off.
Hope this helps someone.
I just made some out of extra material from the wool blanket I made my ruana cloak out of! hopefully they work out! Thanks for more informative vids!
thats what i made my first putees out of !
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So an Army Ranger wants himself a pair of Gator Boots...
But this being an Army Ranger, he's not just going to *buy* himself a pair of boots. No, he's gonna make his own. So he heads down to Louisiana and makes his way to the bayou. He finds a nice little bait shop, buys himself a nice knife, and asks the shop owner where he can find himself a decent size gator. The shop owner gives him directions and a map and says "Oh and when you're out there, keep an eye out for two Marines I sent out about a week ago. They wanted some Gator boots, too, but haven't come back yet.
So the Army Ranger heads out following the shop owner's directions and gets way out into the Bayou. Sure enough, there's two Marines standing waist deep in water with like twenty dead gators stacked up behind them on the muddy shoreline.
The Ranger waits to see their strategy, and when another gator approaches, one of the Marines jumps on it's back and brutally kills it with his combat knife. He drags it up onto the shoreline, turns it over, looks at its feet and turns to his Marine buddy, and says, "Dammit! This one doesn't have any boots either!"
I heard this as a blonde joke 😝
@nightfall3605 It's better as a blonde joke. But the way folks are now, I didn't want anyone getting butt hurt.
Even in the 20th century they used "gaiters" which are like leg wraps in function but they're patterned to fit the calf and fastened with buttons. Still made out of wool
Famously seen with Scrooge Duck, the richest duck ever ;)
There were also leather ones that essentially turned your shoes into boots, just easier to get in and out...
There is also a version made of leather for horseriding if you don't want to invest in full boots. they look like a riding boot's shaft, and should have the same functions.
I've had these in my bushcraft kit since i was a kid. Very muti-functional, very underrated bit of kit.
These were famously worn by British and other soldiers in WW1 as "puttees". Soldiers needed high boots for the muck of trench warfare but because of a leather shortage leg wraps were used. The word comes from the Hindi "patti" for ribbon or bandage, a word brought back from India and is pronounced like "putt" not "poot" as you said it.
Another thing you can do is a single flip mid way up your calf to avoid stepping! Also wanted to comment for the algorithm! Love all of your stuff, mate
I have two pairs of legwraps, one is made from wool and the other from either linen or cotton (not entirely sure, may be a mixture of both fibres).
They're very comfortable and look awesome.
I use the woolen ones when it's colder and I'm a lot outside, and the other ones either in warmer weather or when I'm mostly inside because then my legs don't get so hot and sweaty.
The cotton/linen ones aren't as stretchy as the others, but they're fishbone-weave, so there is some flex in there. And yes, I wear them in the summer as well - one, because they keep my trousers in place, and two, because they protect my legs both from thorny undergrowthy stuff, as well as the rim of my shoes which can sometimes rub of otherwise feel uncomfortable.
Oh and the best tip for having the pants not too tight: when you wrap your legs, sit on your butt (either on the ground or on some bench or whatever) and put your foot as close to your bum as possible. That way, when you stand up, you'll automatically have all the flex and movability you can wish for, plus you'll know right away when you need to stretch and move more :P
That last tip is great!
I was going to say something similar about using linen or even light denim - it's a nice protective layer against scratchy and thorny desert plants that still lets you get some of the ventilation from shorts in hot weather. Getting them on and off is fiddly but not much more than having to take off shoes to get at leggings and it's better protection than convertible pant legs.
Been making some Viking pants over the last couple of days and will be moving on to the leg wraps that go with them soon. This video could not have come at a better time!
I used legwraps and some ankle high medieval boots when hiking around an extremely rocky and rugged area with also a fair amount of sand and gravel, the place was also filled with low vegitation with both dry jagged hard wood branches and spikey grasses.
When moving through creek beds the leg wraps kept sand and gravel from entering my boots, and braced my anckles very effectively when on uncertain footing or when having to jump down onto rock. They protected against my trousers against low brush and my shins against even quite stiff and pointed grasses such as spinifex.
The pointed toes of the shoes and their soft flexible construction also served to absorb any toe stubbing forces quite perfectly.
If one is to go to the White Mountains National park(West of Charters Towers, North Queensland) and run around like a hooligan scouting routes up and down canyons and creek beds for one's friends and companions they could do far worse than wear anckle height medieval shoes and leg wraps.
Ranger Kramer, you share fabulous knowledge. Thank you.
The last tip is definitely a good one I found in my experience, it eliminates a lot of frustration.
I have a set of leg wraps made out of quite a tough almost canvas like material. Same colour as Kramers nice red. i wrap them tight over the top of my boots and then up my legs very much like you see with ww1 troops.
I use them in northern Australia so I'm not concerned about snow etc, but they are great protection against things like twisting your ankle on say loose rocks that maybe concealed under tall grass, running your shin into sharp hard wood branches concealed in grass, spikey grass seeds and spikey leaf tips on low vegitation, barbed wire from old fences that might have collapsed, and of course the good ole potential snake bite. If they are bound well around your ankles they brace them very effectively, twisting an ankle becomes a non concern.
You have joined the list of references, congratulations good sir. I will also point anyone to the welsh viking here on CZcams, he goes over the history of it, and has reference videos as well for what to look for in leg wraps
Thank you! the Welsh Viking has a lot of fantastic videos!
not only these things Kramer, but leg wraps help to protect from tick bites. We don't need people getting lyme disease while out in the wilderness.
Stay safe out there adventurers.
Concerning your comments about the cord wrapped around your boots cutting into your leg, ever consider using a garter wrapped at your knee above your calf? You don’t need a thin cord or specific garter tape for it, you can use a simple length of scrap fabric and just tie it with a simple bow.
The Black Hmong in northern Vietnam regularly wear legwraps even in the modern day as they hike and farm in the mountains. They make theirs of hemp and, interestingly, they are tapered, unlike European and Japanese wraps. At widest they're about the length of the calf, and they get down to about an 1½ inches at about 10 feet in length. You wrap it so the top edge stays mostly parallel under your knee, so the taper of the wrap hugs the taper of your calf and the bulk of the friction holding it together is where your calf most changes shape and needs the most help (and then you use a ribbon or cord to give the whole thing even more support).
I've found them to be much less... fussy, than winingas. Easier to put on comfortably, less prone to slippage, etc. Looser at the ankles though, as the ribbon doesn't traditionally go that low, but that's easy to alter to taste. Definitely recommend.
I wear small safety pins to keep my legwraps in place, it is actually one of original ways, to pin it with a small pin. Something that is also very underrated is footwraps, and those were used in the military up to the end of the WW2
The Russian and other former Warsaw Pact armies still did this until quite recently.
@@gozer87 The wikipedia page for footwraps says the Russian army re-issued footwraps in 2022 actually
@zimzimph cool I didn't know that.
Having worn knee breeches in Baroque re-enactments, I can attest to the need for some blousing above the knee above the strap & closure. Looking at a calf wrap, I wonder if one might benefit from cutting the cloth along the bias - diagonal to the weave - for greatest stretch in wool or linen. It might require sewing lengths together, but that may be needful in any case to get enough to wrap one's leg. While wrapping, just a bit of pull might be all that is necessary to get a good fit & secure the wrap for an active day.
For my ranger garb i have some legwraps that are made of a very flexible material, they are very easy to put on.
I made a sort of version of leg wraps, easy on off version. When my husband and I used to ride motorcycles my knees and lower leg would get cold in spring/fall. I made leg quilts, a zipper the length of the leg part and an attached quilted wrap band secured around the knee with Velcro. I would adjust them after I got settled on the bike, I had warmth and no extra bunching behind my knee. I even wore them under my chaps when I got them.
Great video! Speaking of leg wraps, I was reading a historical account today of cavalrymen posted in Wyoming and Montana in the mid/late 1800’s where it regularly gets to -40 and -60 F. The cavalrymen would wear 2 pairs of wool socks, with the second pair going over the knee. Buckskin moccasins going far up the leg we’re preferred to boots, then an over boot of Buffalo hide was buckled all the way up the leg (hairy side in). The overboots were soled, heeled and boxed with leather, well tanned. They still fit well in the stirrup. I know this isn’t specific to the medieval period, but thought it was interesting.
For all you ladies out there, If you have extra long, solid color leg warmers, you can cuff them from the bottom to top to get the wrap look.
Never gave them a second thought until watching your video.
I would think that wrapping from the top down might help hold the fabric in place because of the layering would prevent gravity from pulling the wrap out of itself. That's something I would definitely try to experiment with.
As long as you wrap up above the highest point on your calf, the top layer will be fixed in place by the stretchy wool and the fact that it's above the thickest point, which will then keep the rest of the leg wrap in place. It wouldn't really provide any benefit.
When traveling samurai would use leg wraps. I so doing the garment that they wore, the hakama, would go from looking like a very long skirt to looking like a pair of more modern pants.
Happy New Year, I hope you and Lady Gabriel had an adventurous new year. I may incorporate some leg wraps for hiking through the destert to help keep the pricklies at bay. You never know when a cactus is goinf to try and jump out out you. Especially those chollas. There is a reason they are sometimes called jumping cactus. Thanksnfor the history lesson and the new fashionable way to prtect your legs from the elements.
The cactus is a wily and cunning creature
@@LivingAnachronism more so than that coyote that has been trying to catch that road runner forever. 😉
In rural Argentina, woolen leg wraps are still fairly common during winter amongst ranchers and farmers (Funnily, they are called "Polainas" which is also a -disused- way to say _testicles_ 🤷🏻♂️). It's a great way to blend anachronistic clothing in everyday modern settings and I do it unapologetically , ha!
Thank you, Kramer! Great video as always. My husband and I are going to a LOTR event in the April. I'll show this to him and ask him if he wants me to make them for him. If people are interested in making the strips a bit more stretchy, one might try cutting the fabric at a bias angle (45 degree angle) across the weave, which gives eliminates some of the tension from the weave, and makes the fabric more stretchy.
I got issued puttees (pronounced putt-tees) in the mid 80's in the UK, with hindsight they were actually ok to wear but took a while to put on and were replaced by high leg boots which were a lot more practical. I'm not nostalgic about them but in a historic sense I totally get why they would be practical. Thanks for doing the vid mate.
I have been writing a fan fic where the main character wears thigh high leg wraps and I could never bend my brain around how that was supposed to work. After watching this video, I finally get it and I will be modifying my writing to include it. Thank you so so so so much for the information! Keep up the good work. ❤
Awesome! glad I could help! I'll add that a person might have trouble bending the knees if the wraps are thigh high or the wraps might come undone much more easily if covering the knee (which is a highly mobile joint)
@@LivingAnachronism I really appreciate the reply! Yes, I had thought as much myself. I have decided to put this character into longer trousers and give them that gap you spoke of at the knee. Then they will have the wool wrap that comes up to the top of the calf over the trousers, and leather ties to keep it all in place.
The images that I have been working from in the base canon show the style of leg wraps with a herringbone or chevron pattern done in leather, so I'm going with having leather ties sort of criss-cross over top of the wool and tie off just below the knees.
I wear legwraps/winingas as a Viking and Anglo Saxon reenactor, and legwraps come in many different colours, widths, lengths and tying methods. I personally prefer just the fabric ties on top of the leg wraps, as broches, garment hooks tear holes in the wool and destroy the weave of the wool very easily with, prolonged use where as the fabric or woven ties offer a secure and snug fit to the top, of the calf and are very easiy to use and not as awkward. (Also their universal for any role/social class you want to portray as you would, have more decrotive and stylish ties if you portray a wealthy impression, and less decrotive and more basic if your a less welthy imperession).
But depending on your rank/social status in the group you reenact with, you'd have a differnt colour and wool twill or weave So for the lower classes you'd have more earthy or non basic dyed legwraps. (browns, light greens, beiges ect)
Or for Merchant's, warriors kings/yarls you would have brighter and more vibrant colour's, (Reds, purples, yellows, bright greens oranges, pearly white and such).
Or you'd have diamond, herringbone twill wool too and if you were of taller or larger stature you would have more material and wider width of leg wraps to compensate.
Hey Kramer! This video is God sent to me from you as a blessing.
I'm 210kg weight with heart failure and he lymphoma because of it, and wrapping it with ace wraps work Mericals.
Plus wearing open toes compression help greatly too.
Thank for the video how awesome and function they are in real life.
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Leg wraps are a cheap yet useful addition to the medieval kit. Good call making more people aware of them. I highly recommend your audience to check out the many other great people on CZcams featuring leg wraps and their proper usage.
Good info! I see these a lot in my SCA wanderings, but never really got good answers about them. So thanks for teaching me! I've always wondered about keeping them up. I have huge calves (seriously, I can't find boots that fit them, I'd have to have them specially made) and this gives me some ideas, since I've always loved the long boot look. I'm also a barefooter, so this sounds like a good way to get the best of both worlds!
The modern version of these would be walking garters, which tie up your shin, are waterproof and guide water down the outside of your boots. I could be wrong though
I think you are. Gaiters were introduced and more or less replaced puttees during WWI. Though many still wore puttees instead because they were cheaper and more available
I became aware of them when I found out about gaiters. I have the latter and they really help to keep my trousers and feet dry and also keep some of the mud away. However, even they take some time to put on, just that puttees are much, much slower...
I like a pair of linen leg wraps in summer for protection. I do a lot of work in thorny brush and it helps control thorns, scratches and bites. Some cacti have small fuzzy thorns that will transfer from fabric to fabric so having leg wraps I can remove before getting in the car will prevent me from getting poked later. Also brown recluse and black widows can't bite through 3 layers of denim
Dude, this camera quality with the new one is just… chef’s kisses all the damn way
Girls use to wear leg warmers w/elastic at both ends to keep them on from ankels to knees over pants or tights or boots 🥾🥾 w / a skirt on back in the 70 s or 80s
It's a good idea to start the wrap under your foot - the wrap won't get loose at the bottom, plus it adds ankle support and warmth.. Avoid wraps that are not woven to width - if possible financially - those cut from fabric then have the long edges sewn won't "give" correctly.. Woven ones are worth saving up for. Plus the quality is infinitely better.
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I actually seem to recall reading that very article after having my legwraps fall off about half a dozen times during filming... can definitely recommend it as a resource!
Another pro for buying wraps ready made is that they often come with small brooch pins, which can also be used for cloaks, decoration, etc.
Having pins included with the leg wraps is a major plus!
Another way to get them- try using ACE bandages. I found a few sets in a local thrift store. They also take dye well.
I plan on attending some renaissance festivals this year with a few friends and I am so happy this was recommended to me! :D I had forgotten about leg wraps and now I'm off to explore the rest of your videos so I can do my look really well. I used to attend anime conventions before 2020 so I'm excited to cosplay/costume up again. Thank you for the info, it was very informative and entertaining!
I've got TONS of videos on costumes! I hope they are helpful! Have fun!
Another use for army surplus wool blankets!
I would expect much of the same advice would go for arm wraps, as well. I don't know if that's as historic, but I have seen it anachronisticaly.
I've always liked the look of the tall wrap, with crossed banding, particularly when the wrap is made of a fur.
We actually do still use leg wraps today in hospitals. Some elderly patients need them for circulation, and sometimes compression socks don't cut it.
Had mine on for sitting outside in the cold just 5 minutes before seeing this video! I love mine over some sweat pants
Amazing
Leg wraps are perfect!
I don't have to be afraid of ticks in summer!
I've been using leg wraps for a couple decades. Thank you for the bottom tuck method. I'll definitely implement it!
Also. I keep my knee bent while wrapping to help keep some extra fabric above the knee.
I use medical wraps for my apocalypse garb and black boxer fist/wrist wraps for a lot of fantasy garb. Mostly because I had those two available.
They're definitely a bit thin but have worked.
I've been looking for some nice wool ones that are wider.
For those of us who are old enough to remember they did make a brief comeback in the 80's in the form of 'leg warmers."
Awesome video, love this format!
Awesome discussion. Thank you.
Thank you this was a great tidbit to add to any outfit!
I'd imagine some boxing hand wraps could be repurposed for this very easily if you don't have a fabric store nearby but have anywhere that sells sports equipment.
Nice consise video dude. One trick I do to stop stepping with lower quality stuff is to twist them which means they conform to your leg much better. :)
This channel is so awesome! Thank you for what you do!
Great work, love the new camera and video work!
Looks like your wraps might be a bit short for you tbh. The recommended length among the viking reenactors in Europe I've been around has been 3-4 meters in length for most people. Mine are 4 meters, and I wear them around the foot as well. I'm 185 cm tall (6'1"), so if you're a bit shorter than that and don't want to wrap your foot as well (though I'd actually recommend it, helps support the ankle on rough terrain, and acts as a second layer wool sock over thin inner socks), you'd probably want around 3 meters of fabric, and to wrap at a more shallow angle. Overlap is good, helps insulate your leg more.
Also, wool leg wraps over linen pants is great in hot summers, too. Wicks away moisture from your leg, and is plenty breathable so you don't overheat. I did that in 35 degree celsius weather 1½ years ago, walking 20 thousand steps every day, and it was completely fine.
Thanks Xander! After doing the research for this video I cam to the same conclusion: mine ARE too short! Time to get some new ones XD
I’ve actually used these just out hunting or foraging in otherwise modern gear it’s a great forgotten piece of equipment
I’ve been thinking to make these for a while so this is really a timely video! 😁
I decided to make my own. I've been up 'til 5 am a few times trying to hem the darn things by hand. I've got one finished and I'm in too deep to give up now. Help.
Oh, I did learn a cool trick from another channel about avoiding that stair-step pattern. When they start to do that, just give the wrap a twist. That helps suck the fabric in against your leg, and you can carry on!
I always created the herringbone pattern not by flipping, but by creating an X wrapping up on the overlap and down. It creates a much tighter and sturdier wrap and I never have to use cord or brooches to hold them up, even in battle. 😊 I also always wrap my foot: creates great ankle support and for my friends who are shorter, uses up more of the wrap. Not sure if this has already been said
Really convenient video since I was just thinking if I should get myself a pair of leg wraps
I've been getting back into inkle weaving, and this would be a great project for that
Very useful. :) I recently caught a pants at a medieval faire that came with a pair of wrappers. and now I know what to do with them. :)
happy new year! best wishes to you and yours!
Thank you, you as well, Swordpanda
Something that gets overlooked a little is how much money Peasants had. Sometimes they were very poor, and leg wraps would work really well since you can make them look very cheap, plain white, smudgy, faded, dirt stained. But some Peasants were actually considerably more well-off. In those instances you can use red velvet with gold trim, or basically any color or pattern.
Leg wraps are like hats, the richest personage in the Kingdom would have an amazing hat, and even the poorest stooge would have a corner of fabric with a sewn line up it to call their very own.
I don't know why, but I have always loved everything to do with medieval. Fashion, buildings, fields, old woodworking, swords, stone, just about everything.
Hey, I have an idea for some videos for you. Get a Medieval fashion book or two and flip through looking for something you have never seen before. A whole article of clothing, or a carriage tool, or anything you haven't seen before. Or just a style of boot or shawl, bonnet, anything that you haven't seen that exact cut or shape before.
Something about the Medieval period that I have noticed is that styles were common, but every single little thing in the whole world was hand made. No two things were exactly the same. It was EXTREMELY common for people to wear clothes that had some strange feature that you had never seen before. Either they were out of fabric when they made it, or the person that made it was going 100% off of memory and what they remember seeing one time in some far away city. When people had to slap-dash together everything, you often get random curiosities in their outfits. To that end, it bothers me a little when a Medieval movie makes all the clothes look too similar. As if K-Mart existed back then and everyone wore the same exact style.
Oooooo that crispy video quality tho!!! Keep up the great work Kramer!
Thank you Jeaves!
Ah, great video Kramer! I do like leg wraps.
Thanks Ben
Nice. Comment for the algorithm gods
Neat!
I should make some
Now I have to knit some leg wraps! I'm allergic to wool tho, so have to use acrylic imitation.
I love my leg wraps, wish they were still fashionable
Fire fit today
Great video as always, and I love that you're bringing some love to probably my favorite piece of medieval fashion, but I do want to give some pointers as a reenactor to help improve your get up, because, and I mean no disrespect, but the way you wrapped them could be a better.
My first bit of advice would be that you could probably tighten them down a bit more, because I've found that when doing combat events, they provide a lot of very nice leg support, making being active on your feet more comfortable for long periods of time. This also helps with them slipping off, meaning you only need to secure them at the top, rather than having to secure them with string.
To elaborate on that, I'd also like to clear up a small misconception I think you've fallen into that I see a lot with newer members of Early Medieval Reenacting, namely stepping, specifically that its not the overlap itself, its the gap between the overlapping layers, and its something you want to avoid. This can be a little tricky, but I've found the easiest way beyond simply tightening them and wrapping the layers closer together is to actually unwrap slightly from where you first notice the stepping, the twist it once, then resume wrapping, repeating when you notice it happen again. This tightens up the layers and keeps everything closer together, and prevents the gap from forming and helps hold them up, because wool likes to stick to itself.
Lastly, I'd advise against string, and instead recommend using either a pair of small fibulas or pins, or alternatively a pair of hooks (I personally prefer the fibula, I find them the easiest and most secure, and the most practical for adjusting the tightness, and when they're wool, and put on securely, you only need to fasten the top.
Also, try experimenting with different lengths to see if you prefer wrapping them around your foot over yours sock or starting at the ankle. Both are attested to, and both work well, but I know people who swear by one method or the other, and its always nice to see what you prefer, and what works best for you.
Anyways, I hope I didn't come across as condescending, I know that happens with us reenactors sometimes, and I hope this helps. Cheers, and keep making more great stuff!
Ideally you make sure to cushion your knees so that kneeling becomes more comfortable
Leg wraps are one of the most simple but effective things that you can add to your outfit and I can't recommend them enough to anyone that's starting out and wants to make an medieval/fantasy outfit without having to make or buy a bunch of stuff. I use them all the time when I'm in my medieval outfit since they do a great job of hiding the modern pants that I'm wearing and I also wrap them over the top of my modern boots to make it look more authentic. Also, no need to go with wool at first if you don't want to spend money, my first wraps were literally a bandage that I wrapped over my pants and those things are cheap AF (look for the ones with tight weave if possible, they look much better).
Of course there are other more functional uses for them, but that was addressed in the video and a bunch of comments, so no need for me to repeat that stuff.
I believe that there is a video by the Welsh Viking that covers leg wraps pretty extensively too.
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Puttee is pronounced with the u as a short vowel like the u in "but" or "hut". It's from a Hindi word, paṭṭi meaning bandages. The dots under the ts denote the Hindi t which is halfway between a t & a d so to speak.
Ah yes "suitably weird" my constant goal
Could you do one about arm wraps as well friend?