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The Library

I have an extensive library of books and sewing patterns. I am always happy to scan copies of anything I own or copy patterns to ship. If you see something on this list that you are interested in, please feel free to send me an email and let me know. I keep all my patterns multisized and transfer them to heavy painters plastic and am happy to ship. I have a lot more than this but these are the ones most applicable to use in the SCA.

Books (organized by important subjects but then by nothing else because why):

  • Garb

    • The Queen's Servants by the Tudor Tailor​

    • The Typical Tudor by the Tudor Tailor (currently on pre-order)

    • The Art of English Blackwork by Jane Zimmerman

    • The Medieval Tailor's Apprentice, 2nd edition by Sarah Thursfield

    • A Beginner's Guide to Blackwork by Lesley Wilkins

    • Tudor Textiles by Eleri Lynn

    • Hispanic Costume 1480-1530 by Ruth Matilda Anderson

  • Cooking

    • The Silver Spoon by Phaidon Publishing​

    • 1080 Recipes by Phaidon Publishing

    • Journey Through Greek Culinary from Antiquity until Today by Sofia Ioannou and Fannie Katsavouni

    • The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson

    • The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets by Darra Goldstein

    • The History of Food in 100 Recipes by William Sitwell

    • The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos

    • To the King's Taste: Richard II's Book of Feasts and Recipes by Lorna Sass

    • Butchering, Volumes I and II by Adam Danforth​

    • The River Cottage Meat Book by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

    • Cooking Jewish by Judy Bart Kancigor

    • The Reenactor's Cookbook by M. Allyson Szabo

  • Cultures

    • The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy by the Metropolitan Museum of Art​

    • Life in a Medieval Village by Frances and Joseph Gies

    • The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer

    • How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life by Ruth Goodman

    • The Story of the Jews, Vol 1: Finding the Words 1000 BC-1492 AD by Simon Schama

    • Feasting and Fasting: The History and Ethics of Jewish Food by Aaron Gross, Jody Myers, and Jordan D. Rosenbulm

    • Islamic Spain 1250 to 1500 by L.P. Harvey

    • Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire from Columbus to Magellan by Hugh Thomas

    • A History of Medieval Spain by Joseph F. O'Callaghan

    • The Tudor Tailor by Ninya Mikhaila and Jane Malcolm-Davies

    • The Making of Medieval Spain by Gabriel Jackson

    • Daughters of the Reconquest by Heath Dillard

  • Agriculture​

    • Backyard Chickens and Other Poultry by John and Cara Harrison​

    • Keeping Bees by Paul Peacock

    • Raising Goats Naturally by Deborah Niemann

    • Herb Gardening From the Ground Up by Sal Gilbertie and Larry Sheehan

    • An A-Z Guide to Herbs by Reader's Digest

Patterns (organized by time period chronologically)

  • 14th Century Women's Kirtle or Cotehardie by Reconstructing History- busts 30.5-48" and waists 23-41"

  • 15th Century Women's Kirtle and Sleeves by Reconstructing History- busts 30.5-48" and waists 23-41"

  • Women's Tudor Kirtles and Petticoats by The Tudor Tailor- sizes 6-16 per their website

  • The Tudor Lady's Wardrobe (and accompanying instructions) by Margo Anderson sizes 2-30 per her website

  • English Jacket and Petticote by Reconstructing History- busts 30.5-48" and waists 23-41"

  • 1470-1550's Florentine Lady's Overgown by Reconstructing History- busts 30.5-48" 

  • Margo Anderson's Italian Lady's Underpinnings

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