FASHION, COSTUMING AND NEEDLEWORK
Reference sites:
NEW LINK! Everything Tudor's Costume Blog
Auld Garb Monger's Free Projects page
Celtic Dress of the 16th Century
Elizabethan Costume: History and Technique
Elizabethan Costuming from Drea Leed
The Elizabethan Practical Companion Blackwork Gallery
The Fashion Museum - Located in Bath, England
Glittersweet - Costumes by Michaela de Bruce
La Couturière Parisienne Costume and Fashion Site
Medieval and Renaissance Wedding Information
M'Lady's Wardrobe - Costumes from Bess Chilver, a re-enactor at Kentwell Hall in England
Naergi's Costuming Site - Costumes, tutorials, research and more
Ninya Mikhaila Historical Costumes
Ravensgard Costuming and Textiles Page
Short discourse on 16th century fashion
Some Clothing of the Middle Ages - From archaeological finds
Sunara's Clothing and Accessories
Tempus Peregrinator's Sewing & Garb Accessories Site
Textile Resources for the Re-enactor
Tudor and Elizabethan Portraits
Tudor Dress: A portfolio of images
Virtue Ventures' Medieval Clothing Pages
Shopping sites:
NEW LINK! ArmStreet - Medieval costumes, armor, footwear and more
NEW LINK! Renaissance Costumes from Costumes Inc. - purveyor of Renaissance Clothing and Medieval attire for any occasion.
NEW LINK! Angels Fancy Dress
NEW LINK! Historical Armouries
NEW LINK! Adult Costumes - Adult costumes from Halloween Express
NEW LINK! Mr. Costumes - Halloween Costumes for Adults and Children
NEW LINK! Halloween Costumes for Adults - Halloween party store for all unique adult costumes, child costumes and costume wigs.
NEW LINK! Halloween Express - Halloween costumes and accessories for adults, teens and kids
NEW LINK! Tudor Dressing - Medieval armor, knights clothing and renaissance costumes
Chivalry Sports (also has armor and all kinds of goodies!)
Costume Cauldron - theater and Halloween costume store
Faerie Folks Accessories and More - Makers of Renaissance and Medieval clothing
First Class Mail - Arms and armor
LaVolta Press - Books on Historic Costuming
MoiRandall's Historically Inspired Costume Items
Parrish Relics - Historical jewelry
Patterns of Time - be sure to check out their links too!
Reconstructing History Patterns
Renaissance Costumes fabric - From Denver Fabrics
RenaissanceModel.com - Renaissance clothing and medieval dresses
The Renaissance Tailor - Recreating 16th and 17th Century Clothing
Renaissance Wardrobe - Fine Renaissance Bodices, skirts, dresses, Waist Cinchers, capes, Doublets, pants, vest, and clothing for all ages.
Sapphire & Sage - Reproduction jewelry and accessories
Smoke & Fire Company - Providing goods for living history re-enactors
Stimpzilla's Sumptuary Law - Tailors of fine Renaissance Clothing
Tudor Jewels - Wonderful Tudor replicas
The Tudor Shoppe - Purveyors of Fine Wares for 16th century Enthusiasts
The Tudor Tailor - Reconstructing 16th century dress
The Very Merry Seamstress - Custom renaissance clothing
Needlework sites:
Classic Stitch - Cross stitch cards. Be sure to check out their historical designs
Handmaiden Cross Stitch - Designs from historical sources
Heritage Stitchcraft - Beautiful designs from Britain
Historical Needlework Resources - organized into Location, Period and Technique
In Prayse of the Needle - Historically inspired needlework
Leon Conrad Designs - Historic needlework and beautiful blackwork!
Plimoth Plantation - The Embroiderers' Story - Follow the recreation of a 17th century embroidered jacket
StitchDirect.com - Designs from Mary Hickmott, including The Six Wives, etc. in cross stitch
Textile Heritage - Cross stitch items with British, Irish and historical themes