Info on Period Clothing

This is a collection of files that I have assembled from various sources since I first joined the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) in 1989. The information in these files comes from the Rialto newsgroup (rec.org.sca), the old fidonet medieval echo conferance area, various mail lists and articles submitted to me by their authors.

Several types of files are available:

-msg (or no suffix) These files are composed of a variety of short messages from a variety of authors having a common subject .

-art A stand-alone article written by a single author. Some are off of the networks while some were submitted to me by the author.

-bib A bibliography of book and article titles on a single subject.

-FAQ An article file that follows a Frequently Asked Questions format.

All text files are available in three formats, HTML, text and RTF. If the text and RTF formats are not mentioned explicitly in this index, they are available from within the HTML file.

Lord Stefan li Rous (Mark S. Harris, stefan at florilegium.org).

filelist-list The complete list of these Florilegium files. (also text, rtf.)
2Shod-a-Shire-art "To Shod A Shire" by Lady Eowyn "Eo" Swiftler.(A simple period shoe)
aprons Medieval aprons for both men and women.
AS-Cloaks-art "An Anglo-Saxon Cloak" by Lady Eowyn "Eo" Swiftlere.
boots Period boots and SCA imitations.
bliauts Comments about Bliauts, a 12th C. tunic.
cl-12C-Woman-art "The Wardrobe of a 12th Century Frankish Noblewoman" by Mistress Roheisa Le Sarjent.
cl-academic Medieval academic clothing.
cl-Afghnistan Clothing of period Afghanistan.
cl-Anglo-Sazn Clothing of the Anglo-Saxons.
cl-Byzantine Clothing of Byzantine.
cl-Celts Clothing of the Celtic peoples.
cl-Danish-11C-art "A Reconstructed 11th Century Danish Costume" by Master Giles de Laval.
cl-EastEur Clothing of Eastern Europe.
cl-Elzabethan Clothing of Elizabethan England.
cl-Germany Clothing of medieval Germany.
cl-Hungary Clothing of Hungary and the Magyars.
cl-Ireland Medieval Irish clothing.
cl-Italy Clothing of medieval and Renaissance Italy.
cl-Mid-East Clothing of the Middle East. Persia.
cl-Moorish Clothing of the Moors.
cl-Norse Clothing of the Norse. Viking clothing.
cl-Romans Clothing of Classical Rome. Togas.
cl-Rom-Brit-art Article on Basic Romano-British Clothing by Sion Glas.
cl-Russia Clothing of medieval Russia.
cl-Scot-fem-art Scottish women's clothing.
cl-Scot-male-art Scottish men's clothing.
cl-Scotland Clothing of Scotland. Folding of kilts.
cl-Spain Clothing of Medieval Spain.
cl-Wales Clothing of Medieval Wales. Resources.
cloaks Cloaks, cloak pins.
clothing-bib Bibliography of Russian, East Europe, Middle East clothing books. Other books, too.
clothing-books Book reviews, bibliographies and pattern sources.
clothing General comments on clothing.
clothing-FAQ Clothing - Frequently Asked Questions.
clothing-L Clothing for large women.
clothing-LM Clothing for large men.
clothing-MN Maternity and nursing garb.
codpieces Codpieces. Making and fitting them.
corsets Tudor and Elizabethian corsets. Making them.
costuming-lnks Links to medieval clothing by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
cotehardies Making 13th century cotehardies.
cross-dressng Cross-dressing in period. Women dressing as men. Men dressing as women.
fashion Why certain clothes were in fashion.
fasteners Clothing fasteners, buttons, lacings.
Garboholic-art Humorous article warning those making garb.
hoops Period and SCA hoopskirts. Hoop sources.
hose Hose and leggings.
hose-manu-MA-art "Hosiery Manufacture in the Middle Ages" translated by Johanna Lemercer
Houppelande-art "The Houppelande C. 1355-1450" by Allison Poinvillars de Tours.
houppelandes Making 14th century houppelandes.
Knit-Stockngs-art "Knittted Stockings" by Baroness Rhiall of Wystanesdon (better known as Wrynne).
knit-stockngs Period knit sotckings.
merch-cloth-lst Lists of clothes and pattern merchants.
Ottoman-Cloth-art "Ottoman Costume - An Overview of 16th Century Dress" by Master Giles de Laval.
p-shoes Medieval footwear.
p-sleepwear Period sleepwear. Referances.
p-sumpt-laws Period sumptuary laws.
pants Medieval pants, pantaloons, breeches.
pants-trews-lnks Links to info on medieval trews and pants by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
patterns Sources for clothing patterns.
raingear Period raingear. waterproofing cloth.
ruffs Elizabethian clothing ruffs. Making them.
seamstresses Working with seamstresses. Reviews.
shirts Medieval and Renn. shirts.
shoemaking Making shoes. More detailed than shoes-msg.
shoes-lnks Links to info on medieval footwear by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
shoes Medieval footwear and SCA imitations.
sum-clothing SCA clothing for hot weather.
smptuary-laws-lnks Links to info on medieval sumptuary laws by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
trim Medieval and SCA trim for clothing.
Tudor-Shirts-art "Tudor Shirts - How to accurately cut & reconstruct 16th century shirts" by Master Giles de Laval.
underwear-lnks Links to information on medieval unmentionables, underpinnings, hosen, corsets by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
underwear What to wear under garb, SCA and period, plus corsets.
wear-p-fshns Wearing period clothing. Moving in them.
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