The Re-Enactment Page
Lots of exciting things for re-enactors, garb makers, and anyone interested in historic clothing. This page closely reflects my own personal interests, so don't expect it to be fully comprehensive! While far from exclusively UK based, there is a bias in this direction.
| Inspiring Garb and costume makers | How To Do It! | Fabric and patterns | Gear!
To buy and to make... |
| The
Tudor Costume Page
A Kentwell Costumer: largely middle class based costumes, and very useful links and supplies. |
Dark
Age Stitch Types
Hand sewing for Saxons! |
Herts
Fabrics
Ali's famous tented emporioum is now on line! |
Lady Oren's Shoes |
| Ninya
Simply the best for all sorts of historically accurate inspiration. |
DawnPages
-- Historic Costumes
Seriously useful. Good pattern reviews. |
Abimelech
Hainsworth
When only the best is good enough. Superb quality, fantastic service. |
Welcome to Bjarnis Boots |
| V&A
The costume collection is fabulous on line and even better when you get there and see things for real! |
Elizabethan
Costuming Page
Drea Lead's huge compendium. A fantastic resource: be prepared to spend HOURS! |
Denholme
Velvets - The Mill Shop
Nice remnants if you can get there. |
The
Tudor Tailor
The book, plus gift stuff and the patterns. |
| Regency
Era Bonnet : Simplicity, Patterns for Sewing Projects
Very useful straw hat conversion |
Denholme
Velvets Limited
Velvet of many sorts that's good enough to eat! |
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| Tudor
Gable: Illustrated Step by Step Instructions
Neat! |
Henry
Bertrand
Fabulous silk fabric |
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| Fashion
Era
What goes when in fashion history
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Sewing
Chest .co.uk
Corset supplies. Excellent service. |
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| Wlaley's
Natural and dyeable fabrics. |
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| Wyedean
Weaving
Manufacturers of Military Regalia and Accoutrement. We manufacture braids, military insignia, uniform accoutrement and all uniform accessories. Very helpful |
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| Patterns
of Time
All styles, all eras!
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| The
Recollections of J.P. Ryan Home Page
The 18th century man and woman. Good service and advice, easy to follow patterns. |
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| Reconstructing
History
Very exact, easy to use. |
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| Margo
Anderson's Historic Costume Patterns
Fantastic patterns for Elizabethan men and women's garments, from the skin out. |
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