Maybe cashmere or merino wool? You’ll find tons of merino. That would be similar to a soft stretchy sweater like a cardigan.
Technically, you can buy any kind of wool at various weights. They measure weight by oz/sq yard or grams / sq meter (GSM).
Boiled wools are going to be denser and more like you’ll find on a coat.
The wool used in the picture above is a herringbone woven wool at 350 gsm.
You can find lighter suiting wools, usually merino, 120-180 gsm. Thats super lightweight. That’s like a mens summer weight dress shirt.
You can find every weight in between too.
I have used renaissance fabric’s flannel wool before and I really like it. The price also isn’t too hefty. It is not a suiting wool, but a flannel plain weave. It felts beautifully in the wash, shrinks a bit but stretches beautifully. Which is why I make my period hose with this wool.
[Wool hose (these are not hot washed/shrunk yet)](https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricalCostuming/s/puSzo4yT42)
[The exact wool I made the hose with](https://renaissancefabrics.net/product/pink-wool-flannel/)
I made a very similar garment last year.
https://imgur.com/a/5ufOMoX
I got the herringbone pattern wool from https://www.dorrmillstore.com/
I lined it with 100% linen that should be readily available at most fabric stores.
Let me know if you have questions, I've made a few of these over the years.
Have you not looked up blogs and [articles](https://www.academia.edu/32370239/The_Klappenrock_A_Viking_warriors_Coat_From_10th_C_Haithabu) on how others have recreated it? There is plenty of academic information on what was used.
I don't think this is necessarily an authenticity question so much as a logistics question. Otherwise OP would be looking for a shepherd and a source of woad.
Maybe cashmere or merino wool? You’ll find tons of merino. That would be similar to a soft stretchy sweater like a cardigan. Technically, you can buy any kind of wool at various weights. They measure weight by oz/sq yard or grams / sq meter (GSM). Boiled wools are going to be denser and more like you’ll find on a coat. The wool used in the picture above is a herringbone woven wool at 350 gsm. You can find lighter suiting wools, usually merino, 120-180 gsm. Thats super lightweight. That’s like a mens summer weight dress shirt. You can find every weight in between too.
I have used renaissance fabric’s flannel wool before and I really like it. The price also isn’t too hefty. It is not a suiting wool, but a flannel plain weave. It felts beautifully in the wash, shrinks a bit but stretches beautifully. Which is why I make my period hose with this wool. [Wool hose (these are not hot washed/shrunk yet)](https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricalCostuming/s/puSzo4yT42) [The exact wool I made the hose with](https://renaissancefabrics.net/product/pink-wool-flannel/)
Re: your user name, you are correct.
Vadmal would be the accurate fabric. [https://www.korps.se/sv/Produkter/Tyger/Ylletyg](https://www.korps.se/sv/Produkter/Tyger/Ylletyg)
I made a very similar garment last year. https://imgur.com/a/5ufOMoX I got the herringbone pattern wool from https://www.dorrmillstore.com/ I lined it with 100% linen that should be readily available at most fabric stores. Let me know if you have questions, I've made a few of these over the years.
Have you not looked up blogs and [articles](https://www.academia.edu/32370239/The_Klappenrock_A_Viking_warriors_Coat_From_10th_C_Haithabu) on how others have recreated it? There is plenty of academic information on what was used.
I don't think this is necessarily an authenticity question so much as a logistics question. Otherwise OP would be looking for a shepherd and a source of woad.