Hi! Below you will find links to various historical sewing reference pages, or just links to info that I think
is interesting or helpful. Happy reading!

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12th Century

• 12th Century Bilaut Pattern Drafting

SCA Info (Fantasy/Medieval)

• SCA Garb from Burnell University - This is loaded with various medieval patterns!

Romantic Era

• The Workwoman's Guide - an 1838 Sewing Manual with pattern diagrams.

18th Century

• Doll Sized Stays - 18th century stays for a doll. These are based on a pair of children's stays from the 1770s.

Civil War Era

• Every Woman Her Own Shoemaker - An Original 1850s shoemaking manual for men, women, and children. Patterns included!
• A tutorial based on the previous link
• 1850s Hoopskirt Tutorial

General

• Seamed Stockings Tutorial
• Beadwork Examples from the 11th-16th centuries. - The examples are so beautiful, and it's so fun to browse this site, even if you
  don't do beadwork yourself.
• Not at all historical, but this is a link to some cool knitting patterns for iPod Nano cases! - if the links don't work, try copying the dead address and putting it through the Wayback Machine from The Internet Archive :)

Hair Tutorials

• Rapunzel's Resource - A now defunct hairstyle site for long hair. I access it through the Wayback Machine on Internet Archive.
  The hairstyles on this site are either inspired by history or fantasy.

Just For Fun

• Archaic Professions - mostly medieval professions that either no longer exist, or exist under different names.