Costuming: Historical, Cosplay, & Other

I'm still trying to figure out how I want to structure this page. In the grand scheme of things, it's just a place to save links. A bit of a second brain. But I go back and forth between how I want to order it all. If it's a mess and you happen across this place, pls avert your eyes from the mess.

Cosplay

  1. Sarah Spaceman a youtuber with a cosplay focused channel.
  2. Prop Agenda, a website by Eric Hart about prop making. He also has a book.

Historical Costuming

  1. Blogs and Youtube Channels

  2. Morgan Donner's Sewing Party
  3. La Cotte Simple
  4. The Dreamstress
  5. Dame Helen
  6. Katafolk
  7. The Chesholme House
  8. Handcrafted History
  9. The Elizabethan Costuming Page

  13. Bilaut Resources

    • A 12th Century Bilaut, Detailed information about drafting and making a 12th century bilaut by Maurguerie de Jauncourt.
    • The Quick and Dirty Bilaut, a guide for making a bilaut by Donna Fede di Fiore.
    • The Bilaut Revisted, an article discussing cutting layouts for the bilaut and a mantle on House Wild Rose by Michaela Burnham.
    • 12th Century Clothing, research on and creation of bilauts and other 12th century garments hosted by the Barony of Madrone.

  14. Cotehardie & Medieval Kirtle

  15. 34 Types of Seams from Sew Historically.
  16. Clothing of the Ancient Celts, research by Cass McGann. Retrieved via the Wayback Machine.
  17. The Moy Gown - An Irish Medieval Gown, research and information about the Moy Gown by Cass McGann. Retrieved via the Wayback Machine.
  18. The 15th century. - Research on 15th century clothing and dress diaries. Emphasis on Burgundian dress.
  19. Dame Helen's Library. Artcles on medieval clothing.
  20. Hathaways of Haworth., a costuming and sewing blog with photo resources for cosutmers + cheats guides to making gowns of different eras.
  21. Rosalie's Medieval Woman, a website by Rosalie Gilbert.

Fabric Shops

Shops I've Purhcased From

Fabric Wholesale Direct
- I like their extra wide nylon taffeta as well as cotton voile, shiny and matte miliskin, and power mesh
- Cotton and poly/cotton broad cloth: not a fan when I bought some in 2020. The cotton broadcloth worked fine, but the texture wasn't my favorite and the lack of colors really hurts it. I didn't like the poly/cotton blend at all. It felt too plasticy. Note - it's been at least 4 years since I tried either, and I knew a lot less about fabric then. Maybe my opinion would change now.
- Cotton gauze: I bought this gauze in 2020, I believe it was their older cotton gauze that they recently (sometime between 2022-2024) phased out. I did not like it. It wasn't soft at all.
- Cotton canvas: it's great. Highly recommend.
- I want to try their rayon challis, bubble cotton gauze, cotton gauze, cotton velveteen, and poly wool dobby chiffon. I have samples of rayon challis, cotton gauze, and the poly wool dobby chiffon and love the texture of all 3. At least in swatch form.
- Update: I ordered their double cotton gauze recently and was a bit disappointed but that's no fault of the fabric itself. It's not soft enough, at least upon first washing, for what I need it for. I think I'll have to stick to Joann's overprized double/bubble cotton gauze for now.
- In the same order with the cotton gauze, I also bought some ITY knit to for making bralettes. Haven't sewn them up yet so not sure how it fares yet.
Fabric Mart
According to their website, Fabric Mart "Fabric Mart specializes in closeout fashion fabrics by the yard." I've bought from them several times and have never been disappointed. My go to place for silk, linen, and wool.

Shops I Haven't Personally Ordered From

  1. Big Z Fabrics - I've ordered swatches of the dull bridal satin and liked it.
  2. SY Fabrics
  3. Fabrics-Store - for linen

Secondhand Fabric, Notions, and Craft Supplies

I haven't ordered from most of these. This is just an ongoing list for reference.

Swanson's Fabrics A Thrifty Notion Make and Mend