d50a8ce2__Clothing__Aprondress__smokkr___s_regarding_the_Birka_evidence
Decoration: There is no evidence for tablet woven bands in the Pskov find, metallic or otherwise. The distinctive pattern of three strips of silk used at the top of the smokkr isn't visible in the photographs as they have been placed at the back of the smokkr.
Decoration: Although the metallic tablet woven bands decorating the clothing of the women at Birka almost always were made from silver thread, the reconstruction uses golden bands. No bands have been found in a position lower than the hip at Birka, but the reconstruction still positions bands at the lower edges of the garments.
Viking women: Clothing: Aprondress (smokkr)
Hägg's comments regarding the Birka evidence