new faire needs medieval costume patterns

[rengypsy]

a new faire in central texas
Www.sherwoodforestfaire.com

We need costume patterns for acting company

Period--12th thru 16th century

Peasants,merchants, nobilty

Have pictures from Dover Clipart, but need patterns or samples to make multiple sets from

Any help???

Rengypsy

[Lady L]

If you need children's sizes, or can size up a pattern, I just bought a medieval one from Burda. It has a laced up underdress (is that called a kirtle?) and an overdress with godets. (is that called a surcoat or cotte?) I am not as familiar with medieval terms.

http://www.burdafashion.com/en/Patterns/Children%E2%80%99s_Costumes/9658_Historical_Dress/1270778-1535340-1129013-1392650.html

[Kate XXXXXX]

How about some of these:

Burda: merchant to noble, depending on fabrics and trims:


For something a little later, Reconstructing History has some great clothing patterns:
https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/historical-clothing.php?c=22&d=29&w=24&r=Y
https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/historical-clothing.php?c=22&d=32&w=24&r=Y

This might also help...
http://www.lulu.com/content/1255610

[GirlChris]

Why not just draft the patterns yourself? Early period medieval is just a bunch of rectangles and triangles. And with only minor tweaking, you can actually use the Elizabethan Smock Generator (http://www.elizabethancostume.net/smockpat/) to churn out both men's tunics and women's kirtles. The tweaking is just putting an extra gore centre front and back and using a different neckline. Ta-da!

[Lady L]

Here's a diagram that might be useful.

http://www.historicenterprises.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=594&c=152

http://www.historicenterprises.com/misc/refpics/skjoldehamn.jpg

http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/humanities/medsocsewinginfopage.html

http://www.ece.uwaterloo.ca/~arnora/arnora/costumehdbk.htm

More patterns

http://www.alteryears.com/index.html?c113.html&1

[Kate XXXXXX]

(Sneaks in and steals links...)  Fank Yoo!  [/b]

[Lady L]

YW

[Cilean]

First of all we need to know when in the wide medieval time period we are speaking and which country.  Because depending on that, it changes if you are doing an Italian Faire v. German Faire or English or French Faires.  Ages are from 1200s to 1400s, so it is quite a bit of time and land to cover.

You can check out these;

Period Patterns: These are some of the first patterns on the market and they have changed for the better.
http://www.mediaevalmisc.com/

Kass McGann has been working on Medieval patterns.
www.Reconstructinghistory.com

Patterns Out of Time
http://www.patternsoftime.com/products.asp

Online Patterns:

Dawns pages
http://www.reddawn.net/costume/patterns.htm
http://www.moondragon.org/costumes/11cdress.html


Gothic Fitted Gown- Here is a great site to help you get a great look!
http://www.cottesimple.com/

Here are some awesome articles from Cynthia Virtue's Site
http://www.virtue.to/articles/

Medieval Patterns
http://www.ece.uwaterloo.ca/~arnora/arnora/costumehdbk.htm

Basic information
http://www.adamastorshire.co.za/chronicler/stormtidings/archive/garb/garb4.html



I hope this helps!
Cilean

[I. Stewart]

I make all of my own patterns, mostly based on the information from this site.

http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/bockhome.html