Renaissance, Elizabethan, Medieval Costuming
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Rough Timeline
Middle Ages: 500 - 1500, Renaissance: 1400 - 1600, Elizabethan Era: 1558 - 1603
How To Make A Medieval Shade Pavillion - Greg Lindahl
How To Make An Elizabethan Feather Fan - Margo Anderson
Leatherworking In The Middle Ages - I. Marc Carlson
Middle Eastern Clothing - Knowledge Hound
Traditional Clothing (from other eras & regions) - Knowledge Hound
Using & Working With Horn - I. Marc Carlson
The Armour Archive (pattern archive, getting started, techniques, tips, heraldry...)
How To Peen A Rivet - Forth Armoury
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Library (sinking hammer, blackening armour, arming cap, leatherworking...) - The Arador Armour
The Perfect Armor Improved: Water Hardened Leather - David D. Friedman's Home Page
The Making of Wisby Plate Armor
The Apprentice Armorer's Illustrated Handbook For Making Mail - Palmer House Brewery and Smithy
Care & Cleaning Of ChainMaille - ChainMaille Fashions
ChainMaille: The LORD Randolph Method - ChainMaille Fashions
16th Century Russian Coat - Genvieve.net
Costume Patterns (bodice, tunic, breeches, cloak...) - Dawn's Costume Guide
House Marsvin Medieval Page (scroll down: more authentic tunic, sewing for babies, making hair nets)
How To... (adjust front-lacing corset, make eyelets by hand, dye linen with How To Dress Up A Frog
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 Wench Garb |  Male Peasant |  Noblewoman |
How To Make A Simple Medieval Dress - Sally Pointer
How To Make Self-Supporting Bodices - Eloise Beltz-Decker
Italian Renaissance Gown Construction
Matilda la Zouche's Wardrobe (female European clothing of the Middle Ages)
Medieval Clothing Pages: Articles And Essays Of Interest To Costumers - Cynthia Virtue
Medieval Garb For The Compleat Beginner (t-tunic, cape, shoes, accessories) - Ellen Kuhfield
Middle Class Italian Renaissance Gown - Genvieve.net
The Poulet Gauche Poster Girl: Diagrams and Tips (1550-1600 French costume) - Le Poulet Gauche
Russian Historical Costume - Masha Gedilaghine Holl
Sempstress.org (patterns, technique, construction...)
Some Clothing Of The Middle Ages: Historical Clothing From Archaeological Finds - I. Marc Carlson
A Simple Medieval Shoe - Christobel & Peter's Homepage
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Reproducing A Late 14th Century Shoe Using Patterns Taken From Extant Examples - Arnold Pear
The Auld Garb Monger's Free Sewing Projects (Tudor flat cap, cavalier hat)
Chaperons & How to Make Them - The Costumer's Manifesto
Hats & Headwear - I. Marc Carlson
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Hoods, Chaperons & Liripipes - I. Marc Carlson
How To Make A Renaissance Hat (for men & women) - The Costumer's Manifesto
Tudor Gable Headdress Illustrated: Step by Step Directions - Hope Hall For The Humanities
Build Your Own Sword Tip CAP - Knighthawk Armoury
Essays (includes many how-tos) - The Armour Archive
How To Make A Whip - MHW - Real Whips
Rütger's SCA Combat Archery Folio (making arrows & quiver, target, tips)
