Patterns

http://www.renstore.com The Rennaissance store has patterns for Middle Eastern, Mediaeval and Rennaissance Costumes. Look under "Costume Patterns".

Online & Free Patterns

• How to make gloves by Dame Franchesca

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Pattern Retailers

• http://www.renstore.com The Rennaissance store has patterns for Middle Eastern, Mediaeval and Rennaissance Costumes. Look under "Costume Patterns".

• http://www.simplicity.com Look for costume patterns

• http://www.butterick.com Look for costume patterns

• http://www.margospatterns.com/mainframe.htm Researched Elizabethan garb.

• http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/beginners/ Has good directions for a few documentable tunic/ shirts.

• http://www.mediaevalmisc.com/ lots of garb patterns and a couple for cloth based armor.

• http://www.folkwear.com/ check the Asian, Caravan and Old Europe sections, some of the rest in neat, but those three have the most directly useful stuff.

• http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/books/footwear.html shoe patterns, look to be based of archeological finds.

Favorite Patterns

• Ghawazee (Al-Zahra's Ghawazee Coat) - Very comfortable fighting garb for ladies. Shortening the length will help prevent the panels from getting stuck in knee pads. Also, adding gores to the side panels gives the outfit a nice flared skirt. (can be ordered from http://www.renstore.com)