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Historical Re-enactment Groups, Sutlers, People and General Links
Col. Gaffneyis--a
seventeenth-century re-enactment group portraying Scottish mercenaries
in the Thirty Years' War. Very open, very friendly, and a good
group to get started with, based in the Twin Cities.Your Astrological
Reenacting Guide
How many teeth would you have had in the 17th century?
What era should I reenact?
What's my 17th century personality?
The 17th century death generator
How many teeth would you have had in the 17th century?
What era should I reenact?
What's my 17th century personality?
The 17th century death generator
Historical Re-enactment Groups, Sutlers, People and General Links
Dun Gowan Iron--Dun Gowan is the site of an annual 17th century tactical near Duluth, MN, and hosted by one of the best blacksmiths around. His site has been down for a few weeks, so this link may not be active.
J. Henderson Artefacts--period stoneware as well as some other interesting stuff.
Bushwoman--She supplies clothing, wooden shoes, period sewing supplies, patterns and lots else.
Reconstructing History Patterns--general info and patterns based on existing items. Kass McGann is, quite simply, awesome.
Syke's Sutlery--ready made clothing, weapons, books, and lots of other things. I bought my book (Textiles and Materials of the Common Man and Woman, 1580-1660) from them, and it's been one of the best (and cheapest!) investments I've made.
Life in the 17th Century
Research Notes--This site contains some information on Scottish dress and the Scottish armies during the Bishops' Wars (~1640) and is maintained by a member of Clann Tartan.
Marc Carlson's Historical Reenactment Page--contains a lot of information on making shoes, weapons, hornworking, saints' days, pretty much everything. Also has a number of links to other useful sites.
Pilgrim Shoes--they actually produce Tudor-era shoes for about sixty US dollars.
Typical Clan Davidson Home--a typical Scottish home from about 1300-1700.
Learn About Style--not a whole lot of information or pictures, but fun to play with for a little while. Has pages covering various stylistic movements in Britain from the Medieval to the present day.
Anna's Craft Links Page--another page with an amazing amount of information and links, maintained by a Swedish SCA member.
General
Clothing/Textile LinksResearch Notes--This site contains some information on Scottish dress and the Scottish armies during the Bishops' Wars (~1640) and is maintained by a member of Clann Tartan.
Marc Carlson's Historical Reenactment Page--contains a lot of information on making shoes, weapons, hornworking, saints' days, pretty much everything. Also has a number of links to other useful sites.
Pilgrim Shoes--they actually produce Tudor-era shoes for about sixty US dollars.
Typical Clan Davidson Home--a typical Scottish home from about 1300-1700.
Learn About Style--not a whole lot of information or pictures, but fun to play with for a little while. Has pages covering various stylistic movements in Britain from the Medieval to the present day.
Anna's Craft Links Page--another page with an amazing amount of information and links, maintained by a Swedish SCA member.
Thrednedle Strete
Clothiers--a great site for 16th and 17th century clothing,
although it focuses more on upper-class clothing. Includes
transcriptions of many period manuals and other manuscripts, including
embroidery and lace patterns.
Cavalier costumes--this is a later, more upper-class page, but has some good period portraits.
Clothing and Dress--some Scottish and English sumptuary laws from the 13th to the 17th century.
Wenceslaus Hollar--a directory of some of Hollar's engravings. Very good reference for clothing and hair styles.
Rennaissance Fashion--great paintings, but be warned, there is a sound track. Turn your volume down now.
About.com--More Hollar, and all of the engravings are of women's fashions, mostly English.
All Fiber Arts--just what the name says. Lots of good general how-tos on just about everything.
Phila's String Page--she does early medival with the SCA, but has some interesting things none the less.
Circular skirt calculator--Circular skirts aren't period, but they're much more fun to dance in, not to mention being lighter to wear.
Constructing Elizabethan Ruffs--wish I'd found it before I'd made two of my own. Very helpful.
The Elizabethan Costuming Page--too many links to count, on almost any subject one can imagine.
The Salacious Historian--an interesting mix. The dress diaries are mostly 1660 on or before 1580. However, there are lots and lots of period paintings and research articles.
Cavalier costumes--this is a later, more upper-class page, but has some good period portraits.
Clothing and Dress--some Scottish and English sumptuary laws from the 13th to the 17th century.
Wenceslaus Hollar--a directory of some of Hollar's engravings. Very good reference for clothing and hair styles.
Rennaissance Fashion--great paintings, but be warned, there is a sound track. Turn your volume down now.
About.com--More Hollar, and all of the engravings are of women's fashions, mostly English.
All Fiber Arts--just what the name says. Lots of good general how-tos on just about everything.
Phila's String Page--she does early medival with the SCA, but has some interesting things none the less.
Circular skirt calculator--Circular skirts aren't period, but they're much more fun to dance in, not to mention being lighter to wear.
Constructing Elizabethan Ruffs--wish I'd found it before I'd made two of my own. Very helpful.
The Elizabethan Costuming Page--too many links to count, on almost any subject one can imagine.
The Salacious Historian--an interesting mix. The dress diaries are mostly 1660 on or before 1580. However, there are lots and lots of period paintings and research articles.
Knitting
Knit Hose--I
don't think these are very period correct, and even if they are,
they're not socially or economically correct for anyone but the very
wealthy in the 17th century.
Monmouth caps--the name says it all.
SCA Monmouth cap--this site was very helpful in the development of my own pattern.
Monmouth cap pattern--another pattern, but slightly different than mine.
Appin papers scottish bonnet--this is an 18th century site, but has good general information about bonnets and the use of cockades. Sometimes the link to the knitting pattern is active and sometimes it isn't. I don't think the shaping or brim technique in that pattern is period correct for the 17th from the bonnets I've seen, but it may be period for the 18th century.
Gunnister Man--a general overview of the Gunnister Man find.
History of Stockings 1--okay, it's in German, but there are some great pictures if you ignore the 19th century engravings.
History of Stockings 2--again, in German. Same site, but a little later in their progression.
Monmouth caps--the name says it all.
SCA Monmouth cap--this site was very helpful in the development of my own pattern.
Monmouth cap pattern--another pattern, but slightly different than mine.
Appin papers scottish bonnet--this is an 18th century site, but has good general information about bonnets and the use of cockades. Sometimes the link to the knitting pattern is active and sometimes it isn't. I don't think the shaping or brim technique in that pattern is period correct for the 17th from the bonnets I've seen, but it may be period for the 18th century.
Gunnister Man--a general overview of the Gunnister Man find.
History of Stockings 1--okay, it's in German, but there are some great pictures if you ignore the 19th century engravings.
History of Stockings 2--again, in German. Same site, but a little later in their progression.
Lace
Elizabethan
clothing--some photos not available on the Victoria and Albert
Museum site.
Needlelace--a good beginning how-to and general information page.
Lace--this is a site for a 1500s SCA group, but what was period then was period for the 17th century as well.
Antique Needle Lace--this is more from a collecting than a how-to perspective, but the photos are great and give you a good idea of what styles of lace are good for certain periods.
Lace making in the 17th century--a short article by a British reenactor.
Arachne's lace page--some links to suppliers and general info.
The Salacious Historian--a good page on how to identify period-style lace.
Needlelace--a good beginning how-to and general information page.
Lace--this is a site for a 1500s SCA group, but what was period then was period for the 17th century as well.
Antique Needle Lace--this is more from a collecting than a how-to perspective, but the photos are great and give you a good idea of what styles of lace are good for certain periods.
Lace making in the 17th century--a short article by a British reenactor.
Arachne's lace page--some links to suppliers and general info.
The Salacious Historian--a good page on how to identify period-style lace.
Shirts,
Smocks and Chemises
Cut,
Construction, and Ornamentation of Elizabethan Shirts
Museum of Bath--Some smocks and a lady's jacket.
Museum of Bath--Some smocks and a lady's jacket.
Weaving
Weaver's hand--general
information on several different kinds of weaving, including card
weaving.
To the weavers gin ye go--a song by Robert Burns. Again, beware. It has a soundtrack.
To the weavers gin ye go--a song by Robert Burns. Again, beware. It has a soundtrack.