Costume Making and other Textile Arts

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Costume before 1100 also larger mixed time-period Sites.
Costume 1100 to 1500
Costume 1500 and later
Dress Accessories Hats, purses etc. (for gloves see ""Leather")

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Elizabethan Costume Guide A nice link collection.

Costume before 1100

An Anglo-Saxon Cyrtel
Anglo Saxon Women's Clothing for the 11th Century
An Archaeological Guide to Viking Men's Clothing Text only.
The Byrrus: A Roman Provincial Overgarment
Celtic Clothing, looking good As in Pre-Roman
Chapter XVIII - Dress and Personal Adornment of the Ancient Celts
Clothing and Appearance of the Anglo-Saxons Good.
CLOTHING AND HAIR STYLES OF THE BOG PEOPLE Iron Age, Northern Europe.
Clothing of the Ancient Celts : A Guide to Celtic Costume Extensive and good.
Greek Drees Ancient Greece. Called a Chiton or Peplos.
Hur man klädde sig på vikingatiden Från Elvengrimarne
A new theory on the costumes of the Oseberg Queen and her attendant
Reconstructing the Costume of the Viking Age
Reconstructing the Female Costume of the Viking Age
Roman Civilian Clothing Of the LEGIO XX
Roman Clothing : Women's
Roman Clothing : Men's
ROMAN COSTUME GUIDE
Rus Male Costume "Rus" was a name for Vikings in Russia. Good!
Simple Saxon Cloak
Simple Saxon Trousers
Simple Saxon Tunic
Spain the Early Years"Costume of the Visigoths, Mozarabes, and the Northern Christian Kingdoms.
Viking Tunic Construction
Vikingatida Dräkt Mycket bra!
Vikingatida herreman Viking male costume, photos
Vikingatida kvinna Viking female costume, photos.
Vikingatida dräkt Urbra!
Vikings, the basic kitLots of costume articles, also good for Anglo-Saxons.
Women's Clothing in Kievan Rus

Costume 1100 to 1500

About 12th Century clothing
ANCIENT GREEK COSTUME
BASIC DARK AGE AND MEDIÆVAL COSTUME Good for the beginner.
The Beautiful Bliaut: Haute Couture of the Twelfth Century
Berwelf Several good articles on various items of 13th century clothing, both male and female.
A Bliaut A 12th century dress
The Bliaut Files, or 12th Century Western European Clothing
Braies Medieval men's underwear
A Briefe History of the Codpiece
A Brief History of Japanese Clothing.
The Byzantine world With a few articles on clothing.
Chausses and Braies-Garments for the Medieval Leg
Clone Yourself A Fitting Assistant Make youself a dressmakers doll.
Clothed Seemly and Proper A series of articles from the Saxons to the Burgundians and other things. Good!
Clothing of a Steppe Warrior More specifically the 13th century Turcomans.
A comparative study of extant garments relevant to East Denmark in the mid-to-late 14th Century Several photos of finds from this period.
Costume for a 12th Century Lady
The Costume History of the Women in Japan: The Heian Period
The Costumer's Manifesto Any link you can think of pertaining to costume.
Costuming by Sarah Thursfield It starts with Part 1: Early Medieval Dresses and Tunics and continues with, Part 2: Medieval Shirts and Smocks and Part 3: Worked Eyelets.
Costuming for Larger Figures
Cotehardies from Greenland Gowns
The DIY Guide to LARP Under costuming it has: Dyeing, cloak making, tunic making, shirt making (more authentic that tunic), medieval dressmaking, arming coats making, hood making, poncho making etc.
Drafting a Houppelande Pattern
Early Medieval Clothes Patterns
Extant Clothing of the Middle Ages Photos of the real thing.
Hasses LRP Sida : Kläder Väldigt enkla klädesmönster.
Heraldic Field Tabards and Surcotes
Historiska världars mönsterbok, Vikingatiden A Viking costume book, pdf.
The History of Costume A costume book from the 19th century online.
Hose Patterns
Hoser With patterns.13th-14th century.
Houppelande Construction
Houpelande Theory Class
The Hunting Cloak The making of a cloak.
Italian Renaissance Gown Construction Good and extensive.
The Kingdom of Atlantias (SCA group) Clothing and Costume Links Tons of links!
Lining a Kirtle the Easy Way.
The Long-Sleeved People Heian dress, Medieval Japan.
Making the Ghawazee Coat From Central Asia.
Mansdräkt i Manessehandskriften, Sekelskiftet 12/1300-tal. av Herr Olaf Eriksson (Örnklo)
Medeltida kläder För nybörjare.
Medeltida sömnad Flera olika artiklar under "Sömnad".
Middle Class Italian Renaissance Gown dated 1460 to 1485
Modesty to Majesty: The Development of the Codpiece
The Moy Gown — An Irish Medieval Gown
Mönster till alla dräkter som finns på historiska världar Lots of costume patterns! pdf
Patterns and Instructions for Medieval Russian Costume
Pre-Costuming IMPORTANT! Things to think about before you start.
Per Ljungsted's hemsida Har om sömnad, medeltida klädsel och accessoarer och lite annat Lajvgodis.
Recreating 14th Century Braies
The Red Kaganate, Clothing and Apperance Various Stepp Nomad tribes
The Russian Sarafan
The Saffron ShirtIrish/Scots Léine
The Secrets of Burgundian Costume Womens costume.
Senmedeltida kvinna Female costume from the 15th century, photos.
Sewing for babies in the SCA - some hints
Sherts, Trewes, & Hose .iij.: Chosen Hosen Medieval underwear and hose.
Some Clothing of the Middle Ages Historical Clothing from Archaeological Finds, primarily focusing on England,and the Scandinavian Milieu. Well worth a look!
Summary of Women's Cotehardies
Suomalainen muinaispuku -tutkielman liitteetEarly female costume from Finland. In Finish but with nice pictures.
'T-tunic' - the period way
Tempora Nostra, Mode im Hochmittelalter
The Ten-Gore Dress: Cotehardies from Hjerlofsnes
Thirteenth Century Dress with arm holes
The Tunic of St. Louis A 13th century tunic. NOT the article in TI.
Understanding Houpelande and Burgundian Clothing Construction pdf file
What the Irish Wore Extensive!
Women's heraldic surcotes
Your First Garb Good!
The 1-2-3s of Japanese A beginners guide to Japanese costume.
15th Century Female Flemish Dress: A Portfolio of Images Lots of pictures!
15th century Pants Two pictures from a Swedish Church
15th Century Undershirt

Costume 1500 and later

About the gown of Mary of Hapsburg The real deal from the 1520's!
L' Ag d' Or French and English Baroque costuming. This page is big with lots of interesting historical articles.
Boy's Historical Clothing
Caroline Goodwife's Pages for the 17th Century Reenactor. Several interesting articles.
Celtic Dress of the 16th C. Good!
Chronology of the Development of Boys' Clothing Styles 16th century onwards.
Constructing a 16th century Flemish Outfit
Costume Construction Tips Or Everything you ever wanted to know about wanted to know about costume construction and wish someone had told you ten years ago, damnit.
Costume Construction Techniques various tips, mostly for Elizabethan
Costume of the Goldrush Mid-19th century
La Couturière Parisienne Costume and Fashion Site This place is a real goldmine! 15th Century and forwards.
The Curious Frau- Women's Clothing and Household Furnishings of 16th Century Germany, Researched and Recreated. Lots of interesting articles.
DRESS AND DRESS MATERIALS FOR A ' SERVING MAID,' Circa 1600 Welsh, kind of an inventory list.
The Dungiven Jacket 16th century Irish.
Elizabethan Costume:History and Technique
The Elizabethan Costuming Page The best page when it comes to Elizabethan Costuming.
Elizabetan Images Tons of pictures of the Queen and her dresses...
European Middle Class Costume Mid 16th century.
Festive Attyre A GREAT site for those interested in Renaissance and Elizabethan costume.
A Florentine Dress Diary 16th century
The Handbook of German dress
History of the Corset
How to Make a Hudson Bay Blanket Capote (Indian Blanket Coat)
How to Starch an Elizabethan Ruff
In Praise of the Needle: Clothing Elizabethan and Persian Dress diaries
Jessamyn's ClosetTONS of stuff about Spanish and Portugise costume.
Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion Costume from the 1790's to the 1820's.
The Kilcommon Costume 16- early 17th century. Male, very Irish.
Lia de Thornegge's garb Some interesting Dress diaries.
The Making of a Kilt NOT the Great kilt.
A Milanese Tailor's Handbook Pictures from a handbook from the 16th century, very interesting.
Myra's Costume Pages Costume in The Early German Renaissance 1470-1520, Very nice!
Oonagh's Own A nice page about 16th century Venitian dress etc.
Patterns for 16th century Men's Costume from Germany Early 16th century.
Period Pleats
The Plaid More kilt history.
The Poulet Gauche Poster Girl How to make a 16th century French kitchen girl's dress.
Proof against the Existence of an Irish Kilt
The Realms of Venus, Ladies Clothing and Accessories in 16th Century Venice
The Renaissance Tailor : Recreating 16th and 17th Century Clothing Definitely worth a look.
Renaissance Patterns for Men Doublets and cloaks.
A Reconstructed Chemise
Samurai, Ninja & Medieval Japan Site Several costume articles.
The Sempstress More Elizabethan :-) but a good Site.
STAYS, A Brief History ...or, How 17th Century Women got their shape including instructions for how to make them.
The Tailor's Book of Enns Original patterns from the 16th century.
The Tudor Costume Page Lots of interesting stuff.
Tudor Costumes
Wearing the Great Kilt
Working Womens' Dress in 16th Century Flanders
A Working Woman's Dress Revisited-Further research into Flemish working woman's dress of the 16th century
16th Century Persian Women's Clothing
16th Century Embelisments
16th & 17th Century quotes concerning Scottish Men's and Women's Attire
18th Century Clothing Resources Lots of links.

Dress Accessories

Bezants! Metal figures sewn on to for ex. robes.
The Carnamoyle Stockings — Irish Wool Stockings from the 16th Century Knitted.
Cavalier's Hat Nice for the 17th century.
Crespinettes: How much soup from one oyster? Crespinettes is a kind of 14th-century headress with a cylinder hanging by each ear.
Documentation and Commentary on Linen Coif Favor It's embroidered.
Easy Men's Hats from 1300-1500
Felt hat on a ball
Folly Bells: jingle all the way For the Fashionable during the late 14th-early 15th century.
How to be a HOOD-lum : Medieval hoods
How to make a Coif
Knitted cap the Mornmouth variety.
KOKOSHNIK: HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND SCA HOW-TO OF ANCIENT RUSSIAN HEADDRESS
Kopfbedeckungen im HochmittelalterAbout Medieval headcoverings. In German
The Little Black Band: Some more wondering about how to keep the hats on. Burgundian.
Make a reticulated headdress One of them 15th-century things
A Medieval Egyptian Sock Very nice!
Min hatt den har tre kanter.... En informativ artikel om medeltida huvudbonader.
My Balzos, And How I Made Them 16th century Italian female hat.
Notes on 18th century Stockings
A Perfectly Plausable French Hood aka "What Happens When You Can't Stop Obsessing About Headgear"
How to make a Plantaganet Cap Worn by women during the 13th century.
Pouches and Purses in Medieval and Renaissance Works of Art Lots of pictures
The Red Kaganate's Belt Database Various Stepp Nomad tribes

Simple Steps to Look Great in a Veil, or Veil-and-Circlet, with photos
To Make A Simple Tall HatElizabethan
Tudor Flat Cap
Women's Belts
Women's Roll Hats
12th century Women's Headgear Though mostly 13th century.
A 14th-century Wire Circlet
15th-century headresses

16th Century Irish Linen Headdress

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