Grommet Goddess is a wonderful page made by one of the actresses of Tennessee Renaissance Festival. The page is full of links "for finished costumes, materials and instructions to make costumes, and links for costume accessories."

Renaissance Faire Homepage has up to date costuming information written with the Faire worker in mind, including materials that should be used, updated pattern information, links to merchants, etc.

The Clothing Shoppe in Renaissance Town has extensive, historical information on Elizabethan clothing.  Written as though we're time-travellers, the writers explain the styles of the Elizabethan era.

Renaissance Entertainment Corporation gives wonderful information on costumes, all the way down to the shoes!  They suggest patterns you can find in any yardage store.
(If the pattern numbers they list be nay available, do check the Renaissance Faire Homepage: Costume site above for substitutions)!
Find information at the Southern CA costuming page, or the Bristol costuming page or the Northern CA costuming page. (psst...they be all the same save the specific fair information)

Elizabethan Costume Homepage has an overview page relating to women's clothing, the order in which the clothing is put on, and how to make corsets, partlets, farthingales, etc. Helpful drawings can give an idea of what the end result will look like.  There is also a guestbook where other visitors have left suggestions about materials, laces, boning, etc.

For research information on costuming and links to related sites try The Costume Page!

Language Links

Renaissance Faire Homepage has fantastic language tutorials for the period!  This site is catered more to the Faire worker...but we all can learn!

For every Medieval or Renaissance fan Sir Clisto Seversword's Tome of Adventure and Knowledge will show the way to more virtual, ancient worlds.....Let this centuries-old knight lead you to weaponry, merchants, museums, festivals, re-enactment groups, and much, much more!  (What else would you expect from a knight who fought alongside Richard the Lion-Hearted?)

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This page last updated 02/8/2002