The Realm of Venus
Fashion and style in reanaissance Italy, with a focus on sixteenth century Venice. A beautiful site with a wealth of information.
Italian Renaissance Costuming Challenge
The challenge: to create a complete man’s, woman’s or child’s late Italian Renaissance outfit based on the period 1480 – 1610 from the skin out, including an accessory, in four months. (Lady Ydeneya was one of the finalists)
Extreme Costuming
Extremely inspiring costume and embroidery reproductions.
Jessamyn’s Closet
Costume in Medieval and Renaissance Spain and Portugal.
Custom Corset Pattern Generator
This actually works! Simply enter your measurements and it will generate an Elizabethan corset pattern specifically for you.
Constructing a 16th century Flemish Outfit
A practical article on how to make an ensemble which looks, feels, and moves like those worn by 16th C Flemish marketwomen, servants and kitchenworkers.
Fabrics Store
Good quality linen of various thicknesses and large choice of colours. Suggest that you subscribe to the Chronicle – for emails about specials, various craft projects and costume information.
Golden Gryphon
From NSW, Golden Gryphon sells hand-spun and dyed wool and silk embroidery threads, knitting wool/alpaca, tablet weaving cards, drop spindles, bookplates, garb, accessories, T shirts, vellum, cards, original artwork and lots more.
Gode Cookery
Comprehensive collection of medieval recipes and information.