Costuming Resources From 1994
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Groups
A good source for costuming information is the SCA, Society of Creative Anachronism. The avowed purpose of the SCA is the study and recreation of the European Middle Ages, its crafts, sciences, arts, traditions, literature, etc. The SCA "period" is defined to be 600 AD to 1600 AD, concentrating on the Western European High Middle Ages.You can find SCA members in the newsgroup rec.org.sca. If you post there, be sure to mention your city and state so that those who respond can suggest local SCA groups and sources. I believe that SCA has several phamplets or publications specifically on costuming (aka "garb"). If you wish to contact the SCA national headquarters you can write to:
The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
Office of the Registry
P.O. Box 360743
Milpitas, CA 95036-0743
Be sure to check the list of sources and references in the regular alt.sewing and rec.crafts.textiles FAQ. A number are appropriate for costuming.
Patterns and Supplies
Fall Creek Suttlery Civil War era items and patterns
P.O. Box 530
Freedom, CA 95019 (408) 728-1888
$2.00 Catalog
La Pelleterie Coats and cloaks, pre 1840
P.O. Box 127 Highway 41
Arrow Rock, Missouri 65320 (816) 837-3261
$3.00 Catalog
NE Shutsa Traders Cal/Mex era and horsegear
P.O. Box 186
Haven, Kansas 67542 (316) 465-3359
$1.50 Catalog
JAS Townsend & Son Hats, cloaks, clasps
P.O. Box 415
Pierceton, IN 46562 (800) 338-1665
Campell's Designs $3.00 Catalog
RD 1 Box 1444
Dept SNN
Herndon, PA 17830
Note: in July 1991 Sew News the address is listed as:
Campbell's
Box 400
Gratz, PA
17030-0400
patterns from 1776-1945
Carolina Stitches in Time Period clothing Patterns
Box 10933
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27108 (919) 764-0790
Amazon Vinegar & Pickling Works This is "The mailing list to be on"
2218 E. 11th St.
Davenport, IA 52803 (319) 322-6800
$2.00 Catalog (309) 786-3504
Past Patterns
P.O. Box 7587
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49510 (616) 245-9456
Mediaeval Miscellanea, (patterns)
7006 Raleigh Road
Annandale, VA 22003
Folkwear
The Taunton Press
63 South Main St, Box 5506
Newtown, CT 06470-5506
Only some of the original patterns have been reprinted, but Tauton is
reprinting others regularly. Mostly Victorian and Early American patterns.
G-Street Fabrics (patterns)
11854 Rockville Pike
Rockville, Md 20852 (301) 231-8998
Fair Winds Pattern Co. Send $1 for brouchure.
819 N. June St.
Hollywood, CA 90038.
R.L.Shep.
Box 668
Mendocino, CA 95460.
1990-91 catalog has 1000 items, $2.50/cataog.
books, magazines and reprints. Books related to the costume and textile
arts, including out of print and hard to find books. Shep has also reprinted
a number of older clothing books, including a couple of books of patterns for
Victorian and Edwardian clothing.
Raiments
3345 East Miraloma
Suite 134
Anaheim CA 92806
Patters from 1100-1950 representing 15 pattern companies. Catalog $5
(refundable with purchase) (Ad in Sew News Oct 1990)
The Cabinet of Vintage Patterns
3522 Deerbrook
Windsor Ontario N8R 2E9
Patterns 1905-1930, reproductions of women's and children's clothing.
Catalog $4. (Ad Sew News Oct 1990)
Old World Enterprises
Dept 302
29036 Kepler Ct
Cold Spring Minn 56320
19th century patterns, $2 for catalog. (Add in Sew News July 1991)
Prairie Clothing Co
3732 Tanager Drive NE
Cedar Rapids IA 52402
319-378-0125
Remember When Collection
361 N. Ohio
Salina, KS 67401
- Send SASE for brochure. "Romantic" clothing. Current designs
adapted to a Victorian feel.
Magazines
Vintage Fashions Hobby House Press Inc. 900 Frederick St. Cumberland, MD 21502 -- a bi-monthly magazine focusing on vintage apparel and instructions for their care and repair. One-year subscription $19.95, sample copy $2.95.
Books
1. Brooke, Iris.
English costume from the fourteenth through the nineteenth century, drawn
by Iris Brooke, described by Iris Brooke and James Laver. New York, The
Macmillan Company, 1937.
UCB EnvDesign GT733 .B7
UCB Main GT733 .B7
> English costume in the age of Elizabeth, the sixteenth century, drawn and
described by Iris Brooke. [2d ed.]. [London], A. & C. Black [1950].
UCB Main GT734 .B75 1950
> English costume of the early middle ages; the tenth to the thirteenth
centuries; drawn and described by Iris Brooke. London, A. & C. Black,
Ltd., 1936.
UCB Main GT732 .B68
UCB Moffitt GT732 .B68
> English costume of the later middle ages: the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries. / Drawn and described by Iris Brooke. London : Adam & Charles
Black, 1963, c1935.
UCSD Central GT732 .B7 1963
> English costume of the seventeenth century, drawn and described by Iris
Brooke. 2d ed. London, A. and C. Black 1958.
UCSC McHenry GT735.B7 1958
> Footwear: a short history of European and American shoes. New York,
Theatre Arts Books [1972, c1971].
UCD Main Lib GT2130.B7
> Four walls adorned; interior decoration, 1485-1820. London, Methuen
[1952].
UCB EnvDesign NK2119 .B76
> A history of English costume, written and illustrated by Iris Brooke. 3d
ed. London, Methuen 1961.
UCSC McHenry GT730.B7 1961
> Medieval theatre costume: a practical guide to the construction of
garments. New York, Theatre Arts Books [1967].
UCSC McHenry PN2067 .B75
2. Alcega, Juan de.
Tailor's pattern book 1589 : facsimile / Juan de Alcega ; with translation
by Jean Pain & Cecilia Bainton ; introduction and notes by J.L. Nevinson.
Carlton, Bedford : Ruth Bean, 1979.
UCSC McHenry TT590.A35 1979b
3. Burnham, Dorothy K.
Cut my cote [by] Dorothy K. Burnham. Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum
[c1973].
UCSC McHenry TT520.B95
4. Hill, Margot Hamilton.
The evolution of fashion: pattern and cut from 1066 to 1930, [by] Margot
Hamilton Hill [and] Peter A. Bucknell. New York, Drama Book Specialists,
1968, c1967.
UCSC McHenry GT510.H5 1968 Oversize
5. Beaulieu, Michele.
Le costume antique et medieval / par Michele Beaulieu. Paris : Presses
universitaires de France, 1951.
Series title: "Que sais-je?" Le point des connaissance actuelles 501.
UCSC McHenry GT530.B4 1961
6. Cunnington, Phillis Emily, 1887-
Medieval and Tudor costume / Phillis Cunnington. Boston : Plays, Inc.,
1972.
UCSC McHenry GT732 .C85 1972
7. Houston, Mary Galway, 1871-
Medieval costume in England & France, the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries /
by Mary G. Houston ... with eight plates in colour and three hundred and
fifty drawings in black and white. London : A. & C. Black, [1950].
Series title: Houston, Mary Galway, 1871- A technical history of
costume, vol.3.
UCSB Library GT575 .H65
8. Hunt, John, 1900-
Irish medieval figure sculpture, 1200-1600 : a study of Irish tombs with
notes on costume and armour / John Hunt, with assistance and contributions
from Peter Harbison ; with photos. by David H. Davison. Dublin : Irish
University Press, [1974].
UCB Main NB1820 .H861 1974
9. Luthmer, Ferdinand.
Ornamental jewellery of the renaissance in relation to costume. Designed
from original gems and authentic paintings of the fifteenth, sixteenth &
seventeenth centuries, thirtyy highly-finished engravings... Lond., H.
Sotheran & co., 1882.
CSL Main Lib f 391.7 L9 General Coll
10. Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899.
A catalogue of medieval literature, especially of the romances of
chivalry, and books relating to the customs, costume, art, and pageantry
of the middle ages. London, B. Quaritch, 1890.
UCSB Library Z999 .Q3
11. Wagner, Eduard, major.
Medieval costume, armour and weapons, 1350-1450. Selected and illustrated
by Eduard Wagner. Text by Zoroslava Drobna & Jan Durdik. Translated by
Jean Layton. London, P. Hamlyn [1962, c1958].
UCB Main f GT575 .W2931 1962
12. Hillhouse, Marion Strong.
Dress design : draping and flat pattern making / Marion S. Hillhouse
[and] Evelyn A. Mansfield. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1948.
Series title: Riverside home economics series.
UCD Main Lib TT520.H5
13. Arnold, Janet.
Patterns of fashion : Englishwomen's dresses & their construction /
written and illustrated by Janet Arnold. New ed. London, Macmillan; New
York, Drama Book 1977.
UCLA URL TT 504 A7 1977
> Patterns of fashion : the cut and construction of clothes for men and
women, c1560-1620 / written and illustrated by Janet Arnold. London :
Macmillan ; New York : Drama Book, 1985.
UCSC McHenry TT504.6.G7 A76 1985
14. Fernald, Mary.
Costume design & making: a practical handbook, by Mary Fernald in
collaboration with Eileen Shenton. [2d ed.]. New York, Theatre Arts Books
[1967].
UCI Main Lib PN2067 .F4 1967
15. Holkeboer, Katherine Strand.
Patterns for theatrical costumes : garments, trims, and accessories from
ancient Egypt to 1915 / Katherine Strand Holkeboer. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
: Prentice-Hall, c1984.
UCSC McHenry TT633 .H65 1984 Ref
16. Geen, Michael.
Theatrical costume and the amateur stage; a book of simple method in the
making and altering of theatrical costumes, including a brief guide to
costumes through the periods to the present day. Drawings by... Boston,
Plays, inc. [1972, c1968].
UCSD Central GT1741 .G4 1968b
17. Barton, Lucy.
Period patterns / by Doris Edson, with text by Lucy Barton. Boston :
Walter H. Baker company, 1970, c1942.
UCSC McHenry PN2067.B3 1970 Suppl.
> Historic costume for the stage / by Lucy Barton ; illustrated by David
Sarvis. Boston : W. H. Baker, [1961], c1935.
UCSC McHenry PN2067.B3 1961
18. Edson, Doris.
Period patterns / by Doris Edson, with text by Lucy Barton. Boston : W.
H. Baker, 1942, 1970 printing.
UCI Main Lib PN2067 .E3
19. Hunnisett, Jean.
Period costume for stage & screen : patterns for women's dress 1800-1909
/ Jean Hunnisett. London : Unwin Hyman, 1988.
UCSC McHenry PN2067.H862 1988
20. Ashelford, Jane.
A visual history of costume : the sixteenth century / by Jane Ashelford.
London : Batsford ; New York : Drama Book Publishers, 1983.
Series title: Visual history of costume ; [2].
UCSB Library GT733 .V57 1983 v.2
21. Boucher, Francois, b. 1885.
20,000 years of fashion; the history of costume and personal adornment
[by] Francois Boucher. New York, H. N. Abrams [1967].
UCB Main GT510 .B6713 1967
22. Bruhn, Wolfgang.
A pictorial history of costume; a survey of all periods and peoples from
antiquity to modern times including national costume in Europe and
non-European countries [by] Wolfgang Bruhn [and] Max Tilke. London, A.
Zwemmer [1955].
UCSC McHenry GT513 .B763 1955 Oversize
23. Cooke, Patricia Gerrard.
English costume: its history and its design. Liverpool, Gallery P.,
1968.
Series title: Gallery book.
UCSB Library GT730 .C57
24. Colle, Doriece.
Collars, stocks, cravats; a history and costume dating guide to civilian
men's neckpieces, 1655-1900, with illus. by the author. Emmaus, Pa.,
Rodale Press [1972].
UCD Main Lib GT2120 .C6
25. Cumming, Valerie.
Exploring costume history, 1500-1900 / Valerie Cumming. London :
Batsford Academic and Educational, 1981.
UCB Main GT733 .C76
> A visual history of costume : the seventeenth century / Valerie Cumming.
London : B.T. Batsford ; New York : Drama Book Publishers, c1984.
Series title: Visual history of costume ; [3].
UCSB Library GT733 .V57 1983 v.3
26. Dunbar, John Telfer, 1912-
History of Highland dress, a definitive study of the history of Scottish
costume and tartan, both civil and military, including weapons. With an
appendix on early Scottish dyes by Annette Kok. Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd
[1962].
UCSC McHenry GT750.D8
27. Fairholt, Frederick William, 1814-1866.
Costume in England, A history of dress from the earliest period until the
close of the eighteenth century, to which is appended an illustrated
glossary of terms for all articles of use or ornament worn about...
London, Chapman and Hall, 1860.
UCD Main Lib GT730 .F3 1860
28. Giles, Edward B. (Edward Boyer), d. 1896.
The art of cutting and history of English costume / by Edward B. Giles.
New ed. Lopez Island [Wash.] : R.L. Shep, c1987.
UCSC McHenry TT580 .G55 1987
29. Payne, Blanche, 1897-1972.
History of costume, from the ancient Egyptians to the twentieth century.
Drawings by Elizabeth Curtis. New York, Harper & Row [1965].
UCSC McHenry GT510.P35
30. Peacock, John.
Costume, 1066-1966 / John Peacock. New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson,
1986.
UCSC McHenry GT730 .P43 1986
31. Racinet, A. (Auguste), 1825-1893.
Racinet's full-color pictorial history of western costume : with 92
plates showing over 950 authentic costumes from the Middle Ages to 1800 /
Auguste Racinet. New York : Dover Publications, 1987.
UCD Main Lib GT575 .R332513 1987
32. Rubens, Alfred, 1903-
A history of Jewish costume. Foreword by James Laver. New York, Funk &
Wagnalls [1967].
UCSC McHenry GT540.R73
33. Strong, Roy C.
Festival designs by Inigo Jones : an exhibition of drawings for scenery
and costumes for the court masques of James I and Charles I / introduction
and catalogue by Roy Strong ; foreword by Thomas S. Wragg ; circulated...
[Washington? : The Foundation?, 1967?].
Series title: Art exhibition catalogues republished on microfiche ;
UCB EnvDesign MICROFICHE 3129:18
34. Ingham, Rosemary.
The costume designer's handbook : a complete guide for amateur and
professional costume designers / Rosemary Ingham, Liz Covey. Englewood
Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1983.
UCSC McHenry TT507 .I46 1983
35. Waugh, Norah.
Corsets and crinolines. [New York] Theatre Arts Books [c1954].
UCSC McHenry GT2075.W3
> The cut of men's clothes, 1600-1900. London, Faber, [c1964].
UCSC McHenry TT504.W38 1964a
> The cut of women's clothes 1600-1930 [by] Norah Waugh; [completed and]
with line diagrams by Margaret Woodward. London, Faber, 1968.
UCSC McHenry TT504.W385 1969
Misc
Dover has a Pictorial Archive catalog and a Needlework catalog. The Needlework catalog includes several books that discuss Renaissance embroidery. The Pictorial Archive catalog has a FEW books that cover costumes. Typically these are books that contain pictures of people in costume. There are few (none?) books with actual costumes drafted.Dover Publications 31 East 2nd St Mineola, NY 11501.The whole costumer's catalog is probably available from:
GCFCG (Greater Columbia Fantasy Costumers guild). P.O. Box 194 Mt. Airy, Md 21771 $18Email: castleb@pulsenet.com
More mailing lists
The following is from Dave Uebele (daveu@sco.COM) or (uunet!sco!daveu): Contacts from 3rd U.S. Artillery newsletter "The Cannon's Mouth", NCWA Sorry its sketchy, but this is what it included that seemed helpful.Abraham Lincoln Book Shop (312) 944-3085 Alabam Trust CSN & Marine 011-44-273-400-508 UK Reinactment Artillery Shop, The (601) 323-2606 Gear Equipment Artilleryman, The Magazine (617) 646-2010 Bean, LL Best Long Johns Border States Leatherworks (501) 361-2642 Saddles, harness Bounty Arts 011-44-8043-3900 Brass Lanterns Coonie's Inc (505) 393-0166 Black Powder Supplies Cumberland General Store (800) 334-4640 Fulks, Chuck & Anita (408) 728-1888 Fall Creek Sutlery Jarnigan, C & D (601) 287-4971 Large Sutlers Old Suttler John (607) 775-4434 Sutler Past Patterns (616) 245-9456 Period Patterns Paulson Brothers Ordnance (715) 263-2112 Ammo, Iron, Cartridges Prussian Press (614) 654-3630 Pamphlets/Periodicals Quartermaster Depot (516) 472-3505 ACW Boxes and Cr Quartermaster Shop (313) 987-4127 Uniforms ACW Regimental Quartermaster (215) 672-6891 Sights, etc Steele's Muzzleloading Supply (501) 778-4459 Powder Other places for misc items to round a historic costume. Old West Outfitters They mostly sell finished items, 7213 East First Avenue Might be good if looking for belts, spurs Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 or ideas. Lots of hats (expensive). (800) 447-5277 They seem pricey to me, no idea on quality
Leather working
Here is alternate source to Tandy Leather for leather working supplies. I think their quality is better, and I have been quite impresssed with how quickly they proccess orders. They have a western bias (lots of saddles and cowboy type information).The Leather Factory Fort Worth Texas Several Nationwide Toll free numbers, By state: Arizona In AZ - (800) 432-7732 :Out of AZ - (800) 332-2203 Califoriana (800) 999-7371 Colorado (800) 525-8134 Iowa (800) 247-5566 Missouri (800) 888-1993 New Mexico (800) 327-6606 Pennsylvania (800) 233-7155 Tennessee (800) 251-7782 Texas (800) 433-3201 Utah (800) 448-9250 Washington (800) 822-8437
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