From the 11th to 13th centuries

The oldest information on Estonian clothing is based on archaeological data that has survived. Women wore linen shirts with long sleeves and a woollen tunic on top, or wrapped a woollen or linen cloth around their waist, held together by a sash. As outer garments, they wore long woollen coats and fur coats in winter. To their shoulders they took large plaids of wool (sõba) or linen (kaal, palakas). Their dress was adorned with metal ornaments of bronze. Married women probably wore linen headcloths, and decorated themselves with various strings of beads or metal chains and brooches, bracelets and rings.