wed-cat-web-FAQ - 3/18/96 Medieval and Renaissance Theme Wedding FAQ: List of Catalogs and Websites. NOTE: See also the files: weddings-msg, p-weddings-bib, wed-FAQ, p-marriage-msg, Ger-marriage-msg, Scot-marriage-msg, beadwork-msg, silk-msg. ************************************************************************ NOTICE - This article was submitted to me by the author for inclusion in this set of files, called StefanŐs Florilegium. These files are available on the Internet at: http://www.florilegium.org Copyright to the contents of this file remains with the author. While the author will likely give permission for this work to be reprinted in SCA type publications, please check with the author first or check for any permissions granted at the end of this file. Thank you, Mark S. Harris AKA: Stefan li Rous stefan@florilegium.org ************************************************************************ Medieval and Renaissance Theme Wedding FAQ: List of Catalogs and Websites **************************************************************** (c) The Medieval and Renaissance Theme Wedding FAQ was compiled by and is maintained and copyrighted by Barbara J. Kuehl. All suggestions and additions should be emailed to her at bj@csd.uwm.edu. This document may be freely redistributed without modification provided that the copyright notice is not removed. It may not be sold for profit or incorporated in commercial documents without the written permission of the holder. **************************************************************** 9.1: Catalogs The following is a list of catalogs which have been recommended as possible sources of historic clothing and/or fantasy items with medieval flavor. The compiler of this list makes no claims as to the quality of either the merchandise or service provided by these companies. ===================================================================== For readymade medieval clothing or period patterns and accessories: Amazon Vinegar & Pickling Works 2218 East 11th Street Davenport, IA 52803 1-319-322-6800 They have three catalogs. The Pattern catalog ($7.00) illustrates over 1,000 patterns for men, women, children and dolls, medieval through 1950. The Shoe catalog ($5.00) has shoes from all periods. The General catalog ($3.00) has everything except patterns -- hats and bonnets, readymade clothing, accessories, toys, books, kitchenware, etc. Authentic Wardrobe 12710 E. Wentworth Ct. Vail, AZ 85641 Source of readymade clothing and cloaks as well as special orders. Body Hangings 835 Decatur St. New Orleans, LA 70116 1-504-524-9856 Source of cloaks in velvet, velveteen, leather and wool. Carolina Stitches in Time Box 10933 Winston-Salem, NC 27108 No current information available. Chivalry Sports PO Box 18904 Tucson, AZ 85731-8904 1-602-722-1255 Source of clothing, books, weaponry and patterns. They publish a "catalog magazine" called "Renaissance" ($14 for a 1-year subscription). Greystone Garb Address unknown 1-619-949-2628. Source of handmade period clothing. No current information available. Harriet's, Etc. Tailoring & Custom Sewing 6 Parkview Avenue Winchester, VA 22601-4406 1-703-667-2541 Source of rented or custom-sewed, historically-accurate costumes for period weddings (1520-1920). There is also a pattern division (P.O. Box 1363, Winchester, VA 22604) but the emphasis is on the 18th and 19th centuries. Catalogs of patterns for ladies', men's or children's fashions are $3.50 each). Hedgehog Handworks P. O. Box 45384 Westchester, CA 90045 (310) 670-6040 or 8406 Flight Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90045 No readymade clothing but a source of costuming books and other items needed to make clothes (stitchery supplies, notions, needlework tools, stays, hooks, clasps, and buttons) except the fabric. They charge $5 for their catalog, refundable with an order of $30 or more. Historic Fashions 1812 N. Queens Lane #219 Arlington, Va 22201 No information available. House Morning Star 11246 S. Post Oak Rd. #217 Houston, TX 77035 1-713-729-7990 Source of patterns, books, and sewing materials, but they will also make costumes to order. Mostly Tudor stuff: bodices, skirts, and chemises-as well as men's garb. JAS Townsend & Son P.O. Box 415 Pierceton, IN 46562 1-800-338-1665 Source of books, patterns, clothing accessories and tinwear. Emphasis is on the 18th and 19th centuries, but some stuff is adaptable. MacKenzie-Smith Post Office Box 3315 Truckee, CA 96160 1-800-829-1974 Source of medieval items (armor, swords, jewelry, cups) and Period Patterns. The items catalog is not free, but you can request a Period Pattern flyer for free. Moresca Clothing and Costume 361 Union Center Rd Ulster Park, NY 12487 1-914-331-6012 Source of capes, tunics, etc. Catalogs cost $5.00 plus $1.75 for shipping and handling. Museum Replicas Ltd 2143 Gees Mill Road Box 840 Conyers, GA 30207 1-800-883-8838 Source of medieval clothing and accessories such as swords, jewelry, goblets, relics, etc. Puffs and Slashes c/o L. R. Fox P. O. Box 443 Bloomington, IN 47402-0443 An anotated bibliography of pre-1650 costume sources (including books and periodicals). $2.50 per copy Raiments (aka Alter Years) P.O. Box 93095 Pasadena, CA 91109 1-818-797-2723 Source of medieval and renaissance patterns. The catalog is $5.00 ($7.00 if shipped first class) but is very large. They also sell books and some accessories. Renaissance Herald (was Renaissance Shopper) P.O. Box 422 Riverside, CA 92502 1-909-943-7333 Actually a quarterly magazine, which contains advertisements for many companies dealing in period garb, armor, weapons, etc, etc...Lists quite a few clothing makers, including one who says they specialize in Renaissance wedding garb. They have two subscription plans: for $7.00, you get a lifetime subscription, but it is sent at bulk mail rates; for $5.00 annually, you get the magazine at first class mail rates. Rose D'Zynes 1196 Sunglow Drive Oceanside, CA 92056 1-800-899-7673 Source of custom-designed medieval and Renaissance wedding attire for rent or purchase. Call to request a videotape of bridal fashions. St. Michael's Leather Emporium 156 E Second Street, Suite One New York, NY 10009 1-212-995-8359 Source of custom-designed leather armor, jewelry and Renaissance-era clothing. Catalog costs $4.00. Sterling Cloth Company 6109 Whipple Avenue NW North Canton, Ohio 44720 1-216-966-2487 Source of period fabrics, trims, thread, and patterns. Whole Costumer's Catalog PO Box 207 Beallsville, PA 15313 1-412-632-3242 A listing of catalogs and stores that sell fabric, patterns, accessories, etc. Costs $17.95 (incl. S&H). ===================================================================== For medieval weapons, jewelry and other gift items (but very little clothing and no patterns): Art & Artifact 2451 E. Enterprise Pkwy Twinsburg, OH 44087 1-800-950-9540 Check out their wedding chalice, a reproduction of an 18th century English piece. Atlanta Cutlery Dept. TFH 2143 Gees Mill Road Box 839 Conyers, GA. 30207 1-800-883-0300 Source of swords and knives. By the Sword P.O. Box 149 Luray, VA 22835 1-540-743-1941 Source of medieval weapons, armor, footwear, jewelry and musical instruments. Catalog costs $2.00. Separate catalog of archery supplies costs $1.00. Celtic Folkworks 878 Willow Grove Road Pittsgrove, NJ 08318 1-609-795-8681 Source of Celtic jewelry, i.e., penannular brooches, knotwork rings, necklaces, pins and bracelets. The Cottage Works 12 W. Willow Grove Ave., Box 186 Philadelphia, PA 19118-3952 1-215-242-8849 No information available. Dancing Dragon 5670 West End Road, #4 P.O. Box 1106 Arcata, CA 95521 1-800-322-6041 Source of fantasy dragon items. Check out their dragon champagne flutes, dragon bride & groom caketopper (in pewter), and double dragon banner. Distant Caravans PO Box 5254 Reno, NV 89513 1-702-746-0416 Source of middle eastern clothing and belly dancing jewelry. Fellowship Foundry 2550 East 12th St., Oakland, CA 94601. 1-510-261-3292 Source of pewter wedding goblets. Gryphon's Moon 3557 Tanner's Mill road Gainesville, GA 30507-8828 1-770-536-2805 Source of Celtic rings, brooches and pendants. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 255Gracie Station New York, NY 10028-9998 1-800-468-7386 Source of jewelry reproduced from ancient, medieval and renaissance designs. The Noble Collection P.O. Box 831 Merrifield, VA 22116 1-800-866-2538 Source of swords, helmets, suits of armor, axes, and letter openers. Past Times 280 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210-1182 1-800-242-1020 Source of gifts and jewelry from Great Britain inspired by "the past" (Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Medieval, Tudor, Stuart, Victorian, etc.). Check out their medieval tapestry wall-hangings. South Tower Armouring Guild P.O. Box 221 Metcalfe, Ont. Canada KOA 2PO 613-821-1846 Source of swords and stuff. No other information available. Smokey Mountain Knife Works P.O. Box 4430 Sevierville, TN 37864 Check out their Excalibur letter openers as possible favors. Starfire Swords,Ltd. P.O. Box 74 Spencer, NY 14883 Winter Steel Armory P.O. Box 1762 Palm Desert, CA 92261 1-619-324-4789 Source of swords. ===================================================================== For stationary, parchment, invitations, sealing wax, and handstamps for customizing your wedding invitations: The American Wedding Album American Stationery Co., Inc. 300 Park Avenue Peru, Indiana 46970 1-800-428-0379 Check out 'Medieval Fantasy' and 'Storybook Ending' invitations with matching napkins and thank you scrolls. Daniel Smith Address unknown 1-800-426 6740 Source of handmade papers. No other information available. Earth Care P.O. Box 7070 Madison, WI 53707 1-800-347-0070 Source of 'natural' papers (stationary and wrap) made of flower petals. Also carry sealing wax and letter seals. Check out their miniature sundial 'necklace', said to have been given as a romantic present to Henry II from Eleanor of Aquitaine. Kalligraphika PO Box 180741 Utica, MI 48318-0741 1-810-726-6120 Source of medieval fantasy handstamps (unicorns, wizards, castles, knights, etc.). Paper Direct 100 Plaza Drive Secaucus, NJ 07094-3606 1-800-272-7377 Source of clipart, fonts, notecards and stationary (including parchment) for making your own invitations. Rugg Road Paper Company 105 Charles Street Boston 02114 617-742-0002 Source of handmade papers with real flowers mixed in. The Swordmark Company P.O. Box 49592 Atlanta, GA 30359 1-770-498-3667 Source of wax seals and sealing wax. The Rexcraft Wedding Invitation magazine Address Unknown 1-800-635-3898. No information available. Victorian Papers Address Unknown 1-800-800-6647 Source of sealing wax and supples. ================================================================ These are specialty catalogs: The Historical Research Center EZZELL Enterprises 2855 Villa Loma Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80917 1-719-380-0509 Source of information about your family name history, coat-of-arms and shields. Also armor and swords. Period Pavilions Medieval Miscellanea 6530 Spring Valley Drive Alexandria, VA 22312 Source of historical pavilions, tents, yurts, canopies, and bannerpoles for rental or purchase. Small Fry Sculptures Sheri & Carlos Frey 620 N Logan Street Wayne, NE 68787 1-402-375-2395 Source of handmade sculptures depicting specific individuals for special occasions (i.e., customized brides & grooms for caketoppers). ============================================================== For Early, medieval, and Renaissance music books, recorded music, and instruments: Boulder Early Music Shop 2010 14th St. Boulder, Co. 80302 1-303-499-1301 No current information available. Lark In The Morning PO Box 1176 Mendocino, Ca. 95460 1-707-964-5569 Source of hard-to-find music and musical instruments, i.e., Celtic harps, recorders, pennywhistles, lutes, lyres and others. Time Warner Sound Exchange 45N. Industry Ct. Deer Park, NY 11729-4614 1-800-521-0042 Small collection of Celtic and New Age Celtic music (i.e., Clannad, Enya and others). 9.2: Websites of Interest +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Following is a list of informational websites, some of which have been previously mentioned in the FAQ and which may provide help to planners of medieval weddings or feasts. Please note that this is not meant to be a list of WWW vendors. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Wedding Websites: Weddings Online: http://weddings-online.com Wedding Traditions: http://www.halcyon.com/mganson/traditions.html Leslie's Guide to Wedding Planning: http://acm.vt.edu/~lfowler Soc.couples.wedding homepage: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~sek/wedding.html Alt.wedding homepage: http://www.pacificnet.net/~jkdyson ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Medieval/Renaissance Websites: Medieval & Renaissance Wedding Page: http://paul.spu.edu/~kst/bib/bib.html Rialto Index & Archive: http://fermi.clas.virginia.edu/~gl8f/rialto/rialto.html SCA Current Middle Ages Page: http://www2.ecst.csuchico.edu/~rodmur/sca (link to Art, Science, & History) Joe Bethancourt's homepage: http://www.locksley.com/locksley/ (link to Society for Creative Anachronism) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Med/Ren Foods, Recipes and Menus Cariadoc's Miscellany: http://fermi.clas.virginia.edu/~gl8f/cariadoc/miscellany.html Menu for Wile-the-Winter-Away Feast: http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/usr/grm/wwaway-feast.html David Friedman's Recreational Medievalism page: http://www.best.com/~ddfr/Medieval/Medieval.html Amy Gale's historic recipes: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/who/Amy.Gale/recipes (select 'Ethnic Dishes') ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Costuming Greater Bay Area Costumer's Guild homepage: http://www.hooked.net/users/fishcat/costume.html Beginner's Peasant Garb for Renaissance Faire: http://www.bibiana.com/velvet/peasant.html Historic Costuming FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/employees/lara/lara.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Handfasting and Neopaganism: Handfasting Rituals and Pagan Wedding Information Page: http://www.pacificnet.net/~jkdyson/aw/handfast.html Laura Mitchell's handfasting ceremony: http://www.csusm.edu/public/guests/mitchell/ceremony.html Rain Puddles webpage of resources for Neopaganism: http://www.teleport.com/~rain Kirsti Thomas' Medieval & Renaissance Wedding homepage: http://paul.spu.edu/~kst/bib/bib.html Rowanhold Bardic Circle page: http://www.primenet.com/~cherie/ritual.htm ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Music SCA Music & Dance Page: http://fermi.clas.virginia.edu/~gl8f/music_and_dance.html Digital Tradition Folk song Database: http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/digitrad Celtic Music on the Internet: http://celtic.stanford.edu//Internet_Sources.html Home pages of Morris and Sword Sides: http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/jcb/morris-teams.html The Jester's Court homepage: http://www.millennianet.com/jester Majestic Brass Quintet homepage: http://www.tiac.net/users/majesty/ ftp://ftp.wu-wien.ac.at/pub/earlym-l/bibliographies ftp://ftp.nau.edu/pub/sca/ioseph ftp://bransle.ucs.mun.ca/pub/lyrics ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Other: Draw Your Own Celtic Knotwork page: http://www.en.com/users/ivan/knotwork.html The Internet Movie Database: http://www.msstate.edu/Movies York University (Ontario, CA) Web Museum: http://star06.atklab.yorku.ca/wm/rh/img/ (for info on medieval & renaissance artwork) The Trayned Bandes of London homepage: http://www.rmc.ca/~nusbache/bandes.html (for info on Elizabethan Military arts) Labyrinth homepage for Medieval Studies at Georgetown Univ: http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/labyrinth-home.html Richard III [1483-85] Society homepage: http://www.webcom.com/~blanchrd/index.html The University of Kentucky Classics Dept. homepage: http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/ then select Web Sites of Interest Elsewhere --> Strange Bedfellows --> Camelot Project for bibliographies of Arthurian legends, Tristan & Isoldt, etc.) Edited by Mark S. 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