Books
Some of my Favorite Reference Books for Research, click the pic and it will take you to where you can buy them too.
Paterns of Fashion 3 By Janet Arnold
Patterns of Fashion 4 by Janet Arnold
Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd by Janet Arnold
Moda a Firenze: Eleanor of Toledo's Style and Influence
by Bruna Niccoli & Roberta Orsi Landini
Moda a Firenze: Cosimo di Medici's Style
by Roberta Orsi Landini
Tailor's Pattern Book 1589
By Juan Alcega
The Modern Maker Volume 1: Men's Dublets
By Matthew Gnagy
Websites & Tutorials
Maridith Smith's Blog & Youtube Channel with lots of good historical costuming videos & blogs!
The Modern Maker Volume 2: Pattern Manual 1580 - 1640
By Matthew Gnagy
The Modern Maker Volume 3: Hand Sewing Stitches for Garment Construction
By Matthew Gnagy
Some of my Favorite Websites for Historical Costuming & Tutorials
Adventures of a WannaBe Seamstress
Lots of different styles of costuming, and tuorials here!
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Vendors
Some of my Favorite Vendors for Buying the Supplies for Historical Costuming
Silk Baron - wonderful place to order lots of beautiful silks from. Can alo be found on Facebook
Margo Anderson's Historic Costuming Patterns
PureSilks.us - another wonderful purveyor of silk, located in India so shipping is not quick but the brocades are reasonably priced and worth the wait.