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List Price: $39.95
Best Price: $30.27 (new), $31.88 (used)
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Author: Sarah Thursfield
ISBN: 0896762394
Number of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2001-10
Publisher: Costume & Fashion Press
Customer Reviews (25 total reviews)
Sarah, can I have your babies?
by Customer AGD0KYXE5SI37 at October 08th, 2006
Finally! I have to agree with Drea (who, by the way, has a tremendous amount of very valuable ... (read more)
A Welcome Addition to work in the field.
by Customer AWE16LAAP45KF at June 21st, 2006
As a Tailor, I often find books on Costuming which lean towards Theatrical Costuming to be ... (read more)
Finally, a costuming book geared to the reenactor
by Customer A1I99E0KC8RZ4O at April 16th, 2006
As others have said, this book combines historical costume research with a detailed "how to" of how to make clothing that will be period-appropriate. A fascinating read even if sewing is not your forte, and the pictures of the finished garments are inspiring.
Essential Costuming Book for Costumers, Re-enactors
by Customer A1C7ZMTMCNC0OW at September 16th, 2005
As a beginning but steadily improving costumer in a society that attempts to recreate the middle ... (read more)
The best resource for recreating historically accurate clothing!
by Customer A142G7U2C4T96K at September 15th, 2005
This is the best resource I have seen for recreating medieval clothing. It has detailed descriptions of how clothing was made in the 12th through 15th century and how it can be recreated as true to the original as possible. Included are basic patterns and a description of what each article of clothing was used for and how it came to be used.
Fabulous for the intermediate
by Customer A2JYON85TWPOOA at July 18th, 2005
This book is very exciting! It tells you anything and everything that you might need to know ... (read more)
The BEST book for medieval costuming
by Customer A2VDEDH8GCJHY8 at April 02nd, 2005
I have tons of costuming books, and tons of patterns, but none can compare for medieval costuming. ... (read more)
A Definite Must-Have
by Customer AF0524L8CGS5L at March 13th, 2005
I first encountered this book in a Cotehardie class at Estrella XXI (this was my very first War, ... (read more)
great book!!!
by Customer at August 14th, 2003
i'm belong to a society called the SCA ... who recreate medieval history and my mom bought me this book so i would start to make my own garb....let me tell you...it worked so well! i would recommend this book to anyone who loves to sew.
Good Resource
by Customer A26LE8ZMY2R816 at January 23rd, 2003
As a medievalist and costumer whose focus is early 14th century England and France, I found this ... (read more)
