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My wife is desperately in need of a source of patterns for medieval/Renaissance wedding clothing for the bride, groom, and all of the wedding party. Where can we get such patterns?

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My wife is desperately in need of a source of patterns for medieval/Renaissance wedding clothing for the bride, groom, and all of the wedding party. Where can we get such patterns?

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• From: bj@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu (Barbara Jean Kuehl) There are a number of different pattern companies that specialize in historically-accurate period clothing. Four that I have heard of (and there may be others) are Folkwear Patterns, Period Patterns (by Medieval Miscellanea), Past Patterns and Fantasy Patterns. ————————- • From: ??????????? Folkwear Patterns is a large, popular company that makes patterns inspired by folk costume, ethnic clothing, and historical fashions. The patterns are historically accurate, and include historical/ethnic/folkloric notes & ideas for embellishment. Many of the ethnic clothing patterns work for Med/Ren styles, esp. peasant clothes. The historical fashions are mostly 19th & 20th century. Medieval Miscellanea is one of the few makers of specifically Med/Ren clothing patterns. They have a lot of historical annotation, but can be hard to follow. Past Patterns makes 19th & early 20th century patterns, historically accurate, often with histor

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