Rough Timeline
Middle Ages: 500 - 1500, Renaissance: 1400 - 1600, Elizabethan Era: 1558 - 1603
GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.
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
ARMOR
The Armour Archive (pattern archive, getting started, techniques, tips, heraldry...)
How To Peen A Rivet - Forth Armoury
Limited time? Mix & match with ready-made:
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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
CHAINMAIL
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
How
To Make A Coif - ChainMaille Fashions
How To Make A Hand Mandrel (for wire coils) - Forth Armoury
CLOTHING
16th Century Elizabethian Corset Reproduction - costume.sirwatson.com
16th Century Russian Coat - Genvieve.net
17th
Century Stays: How To Make Them - Caroline
Vincent
Articles (Italian chemise, boning with hemp cord, spiral lacing, natural dyeing...) - Festive Attyre Historical Costuming
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
plants) - How To Dress Up A Frog
How To Make A Simple Medieval Dress - Sally Pointer
How
To Make Self-Supporting Bodices - Eloise Beltz-Decker
Italian
Renaissance Gown Construction
La Cotte Simple: An Exploration Of Clothing And Accessories Of The Late 14th And Early 15th Centuries
Matilda la Zouche's Wardrobe (female European clothing of the Middle Ages)
Medieval Clothing Pages: Articles And Essays Of Interest To Costumers - Cynthia Virtue
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
FOOTWEAR
A
Simple Medieval Shoe - Christobel & Peter's Homepage
Or make your life easier with one of these:
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Footwear
of the Middle Ages
Reproducing
A Late 14th Century Shoe Using Patterns Taken From Extant
Examples - Arnold Pear
HEADWEAR
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
Your DIY materials might cost more than these ready-made hats:
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Hoods, Chaperons & Liripipes - I. Marc Carlson
How
To Make A Renaissance Hat (for men & women) - The
Costumer's Manifesto
Italian Renaissance Hair Taping - Margo Farnsworth
Tudor
Gable Headdress Illustrated: Step by Step Directions - Hope
Hall For The Humanities
WEAPONS
Basic
ARMA Padded Contact-Sparring Swords (see left: pole arm,
axe, mace, flail...) - The Association for Renaissance
Martial Arts
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)
