Most farmers were not free, but rather were serfs. They were required to stay with the land and had to work several days a week for the lord of the manor. There were some free peasants, but most did not leave their lord. Because they were poor, their clothing was usually rough wool or linen. The women wove the fabric and made the clothes. Peasants generally had only one set of clothing and it almost never was washed. The most common colors for peasant clothing were brown, red or gray. In cold weather, both men and women wore cloaks made of sheepskin or wool.
They also wore wool hats and mittens. Peasants generally lived off the land. Their diet basically consisted of bread, porridge, vegetables and some meat. Near their homes, peasants had little gardens that contained lettuce, carrots, radishes, tomatoes, beets and other vegetables. They also might have fruit and nut trees. If the peasant was wealthy enough to have cows or goats, the family would have cheese and milk. The shoes worn by medieval peasants also differed in the North and South of Europe, with Northern medieval peasants wearing more substantial footwear.
Medieval shoes of peasants were normally made of animal skin such as calfskin or goatskin, shoe laces were made from leather. Medieval peasants usually repaired their own clothing and shoes when they were worn out, the soles of worn out shoes would often be replaced. Different materials were tried out for shoe soles during the medieval period including wooden soles that were similar to clogs. Medieval peasants also wore longer boots to protect their legs and feet in very wet and muddy conditions, some better prepared peasants were able to wear knee length boots and gaiters which would be tied to their linen trousers to keep them from flopping downwards.
Although Medieval peasants could wear boots or shoes it was still very common for the poorest people in medieval society to have no protection on their legs or feet. Medieval women would often stay at home to look after the household and run the farm while their husbands were away fighting, especially in early medieval times. During this time Medieval peasant women would make clothing for the entire family, and they invested a lot of their time spinning and weaving in the main room.
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