
IntroductionOne of the joys of re-enacting is the spreading range of knowledge and interest it spawns! We now have so many informative books and publications available that we decided to re-arrange the books section to help you find what you're looking for more easily. To make these pages easier to navigate, we have shrunk all the book cover images. To expand them temporarily for a closer look, click on them. After a pause, they will close automatically. Books: CostumeOn this page our selection cuts to the chase with information on authentic costumes for various social groups. Costume | Accessories | Zeitgeist | Re-enacting | Textiles | Techniques |
Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Fashion in Detailby Avril Hart and Susan North
In choosing fabrics for our shop it is not just knowing what fabrics are appropriate but what garments may be made of what fabrics. What colors were most common for petticoats for example? Many of the descriptions provided on our fabric pages come from this book. With 400 newspaper descriptions from many American colonies you will find many interesting details not just about their clothes but what items they stole, what work they did, and something about their character. This is one of the best sources of information about poor laboring women in America during the American Revolution! $39.95 softcover, 265 pages, 6" × 9" |
Women's Dress during the American Revolution
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Whatever Shall I Wear?Mara Riley, illustrated by Cathy (Kate) Johnson Lavishly illustrated with both 18th century cuts and large, clear drawings, many gleaned from period paintings and drawings. Detailed close up drawings of many of the subjects covered; touches on clothing from early century to the Regency/Federal period. softcover, 56 pages, 8 1/2" × 11" |
Had On and Took With HerCompiled and Edited by Sue Huesken & Karen Mullian Clothing in female runaway servant advertisements from The Pennsylvania Evening Post as published by Benjamin Towne between 1775-1784. softcover, 36 pages, 5 1/4" × 8 1/2" |
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