Useful Websites

A lot of research and trials into medieval material culture is published on private websites and social media accounts. This page has ones which are related. Specific posts and articles, especially in PDF and published under a real name, are cited in the bibliography of books and articles.

Because there are so many, and some could be shared as a blogroll, I do not guarantee that this page will remain up at this URL for the duration of this site.

Anna Attiliani, “Tacuinum Medievale” https://tacuinummedievale.blogspot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TacuinumMedievale/# {Italien}
Civitas Alidosiana http://www.civitasalidosiana.org/ https://www.facebook.com/CivitasAlidosianaImola/
James and Kimberley Barker, Historic Life https://web.archive.org/web/20141217073429/http://historiclife.com/ (offline since December 2015, check out their advice on tailoring and essays on 11th century English and 16th century clothing and on jacks}
Jens Börner “Diu Minnezît” https://www.diu-minnezit.de/
Charlotte Johnson, By My Measure https://web.archive.org/web/20160330101703/http://wp.bymymeasure.com/ {see her posts Split and Joined Hose in the 14th Century (butt-covering split hose for the win!) and Sleeve Fitting: Farm Boy… Fetch Me That Pitcher, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Reach My Own Damned Pottery} (offline since late 2016) and Drafting (a Fitted Dress) by Measurement
Consielo, Indumentaria y costumbres en la España: Medieval hasta el siglo XVII https://opusincertumhispanicus.blogspot.com/
Dame Helen http://www.damehelen.com/clothing/ A few articles on what Robin Netherton calls a Gothic Fitted Dress and she calls a Cotehardie
Eleanor Deyeson’s Workshop https://eleanordeyeson.wordpress.com/
Deventer Burgerscap https://deventerburgerscap.blogspot.com/ http://deventerburgerscap.weebly.com/
Chris Dobson “The Art and History of Italy” https://chris-dobson.com/
Exploring The Medieval Hunt https://themedievalhunt.com/
http://forest.gen.nz/Medieval/
Gary R. Halstead, Medieval Woodworking http://www.medievalwoodworking.org/
Histo|Faber http://histofaber.de/
Honor Before Victory: The Adventures of Gregor and Genoveva http://honorbeforevictory.com/pennsic-prep-project-tutorials/
in deme Jare Cristi https://indemejarecristi.wordpress.com/
I. Marc Carlson, Some Clothing of the Middle Ages and Footwear of the Middle Ages (est. 11 November 1995, removed by his host 2021) and now Website of a Historical Polymath
ig 14 https://ig14.at/ {Wien}
Isis Sturtewagen, Medieval Silkwork http://www.medievalsilkwork.com/
Jessamyn’s Closet https://jessamynscloset.com/homepage.html {miscellaneous comments in 14th/15th century Iberian clothing, needs footnoting!}
Katafalk https://katafalk.wordpress.com/
H. Kongsrud, Høvel & hage … om prosjektmakerier https://hoveloghage.wordpress.com/
Maciej Kopciuch, Art of Swordmaking https://artofswordmaking.com/ {interesting short essays on late medieval swords by someone who is working towards a replacement for the Oakeshott typology}
Tasha Dandelion Kelly, “La Cotte Simple” http://cottesimple.com/
kostym.cz http://www.kostym.cz/Anglicky/obsah.htm
La Bella Donna https://fleurtyherald.wordpress.com/
La Belle Compagnie: Medieval Living History 1337-1453 http://www.peelaffinity.net/ https://www.facebook.com/La-Belle-Compagnie-187757914577857/
MIM InteressenGemenischaft Mensch im Mittelalter https://www.ig-mim.de/ {Wien}
Thomas Neijman, "History, Craft, Warfare" https://thomasneijman.com/2020/07/19/lining-in-mail-coifs/
Robin Netherton http://www.netherton.net/robin/ {Robin Netherton was cursed in that she can’t write down how she drafts historical clothing, she fits it on the body. The two PDFs on this site are as much as she has ever written and shared; she also edited the Medieval Costume and Textiles journal until retiring}
Neues aus der Gothik https://neuesausdergotik.blogspot.com/ {Wien}
Opus Anglicanum http://opusanglicanum.wordpress.com/
Wienische Handwërcliute https://wh1350.at/de/
Kathleen Fasanella, Fashion-Incubator: Lessons from the Sustainable Factory Floor https://fashion-incubator.com/sleeve_cap_ease_is_bogus/ author of The Enterpreneur’s Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing
Cathy Raymond, Loose Threads https://cathyscostumeblog.blogspot.com/ {great announcements of new books}
The Medieval Tailor https://medievaltailor.com/
Edyth Miller, The Completely Dressed Anachronist https://edythmiller.blogspot.com/ Creating an Authentic Cotte, Part 3 has a thoughtful comment that coats widened with godots straight-to-bias between the legs drape differently than the coats in fashionable late 14th and 15th century art
Leimomi Oakes, The Dreamstress https://thedreamstress.com/
Miriam, Medieval Manuscripts Unlocked https://medievalmanuscriptsunlocked.blogspot.com/
Stefan’s Florilegium http://www.florilegium.org/ (being recoded from frames to more modern layouts as of early 2021)
David Friedman and Elizabeth Cook, Cariadoc's Miscellaney http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/miscellany.html
Roland Warzecha Dimicator https://www.patreon.com/Dimicator/ {honourable mention: he is in to swords, shields, and the Viking Age}
A Damsel in this Dress https://adamselindisdress.blog/
Carlys_sewing https://carlyfenton.wordpress.com/
Chaucer’s Compagnie https://chaucercompangie.wordpress.com/
Medieval York: Eulalia Hath a Blogge https://medievalyork.com/
The Turnip of Terror https://theturnipofterror.com/
Project Broad Axe https://projectbroadaxe.weebly.com/
Library of House Greydragon http://greydragon.org/library/index.html {check out Emrys Eustace’s handouts on breeches and shirts}
Thorson and Svatta Viking Resources https://web.archive.org/web/20150808011010/http://thorsonandsvava.sccspirit.com/viking_resources/index.htm c/o Ada Palmer
Viking Resources for the Re-Enactor https://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikresource.html
Hilde Thunem, Recreating Viking Clothing http://urd.priv.no/viking/
St. Thomas Guild: medieval woodworking, furniture, and other crafts https://thomasguild.blogspot.com/

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