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):
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Garb
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The Queen's Servants by the Tudor Tailor
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The Typical Tudor by the Tudor Tailor (currently on pre-order)
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The Art of English Blackwork by Jane Zimmerman
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The Medieval Tailor's Apprentice, 2nd edition by Sarah Thursfield
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A Beginner's Guide to Blackwork by Lesley Wilkins
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Tudor Textiles by Eleri Lynn
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Hispanic Costume 1480-1530 by Ruth Matilda Anderson
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Cooking
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The Silver Spoon by Phaidon Publishing
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1080 Recipes by Phaidon Publishing
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Journey Through Greek Culinary from Antiquity until Today by Sofia Ioannou and Fannie Katsavouni
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The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson
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The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets by Darra Goldstein
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The History of Food in 100 Recipes by William Sitwell
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The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos
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To the King's Taste: Richard II's Book of Feasts and Recipes by Lorna Sass
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Butchering, Volumes I and II by Adam Danforth
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The River Cottage Meat Book by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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Cooking Jewish by Judy Bart Kancigor
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The Reenactor's Cookbook by M. Allyson Szabo
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Cultures
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The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Life in a Medieval Village by Frances and Joseph Gies
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The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer
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How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life by Ruth Goodman
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The Story of the Jews, Vol 1: Finding the Words 1000 BC-1492 AD by Simon Schama
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Feasting and Fasting: The History and Ethics of Jewish Food by Aaron Gross, Jody Myers, and Jordan D. Rosenbulm
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Islamic Spain 1250 to 1500 by L.P. Harvey
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Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire from Columbus to Magellan by Hugh Thomas
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A History of Medieval Spain by Joseph F. O'Callaghan
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The Tudor Tailor by Ninya Mikhaila and Jane Malcolm-Davies
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The Making of Medieval Spain by Gabriel Jackson
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Daughters of the Reconquest by Heath Dillard
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Agriculture
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Backyard Chickens and Other Poultry by John and Cara Harrison
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Keeping Bees by Paul Peacock
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Raising Goats Naturally by Deborah Niemann
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Herb Gardening From the Ground Up by Sal Gilbertie and Larry Sheehan
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An A-Z Guide to Herbs by Reader's Digest
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Patterns (organized by time period chronologically)
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14th Century Women's Kirtle or Cotehardie by Reconstructing History- busts 30.5-48" and waists 23-41"
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15th Century Women's Kirtle and Sleeves by Reconstructing History- busts 30.5-48" and waists 23-41"
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Women's Tudor Kirtles and Petticoats by The Tudor Tailor- sizes 6-16 per their website
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The Tudor Lady's Wardrobe (and accompanying instructions) by Margo Anderson sizes 2-30 per her website
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English Jacket and Petticote by Reconstructing History- busts 30.5-48" and waists 23-41"
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1470-1550's Florentine Lady's Overgown by Reconstructing History- busts 30.5-48"
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Margo Anderson's Italian Lady's Underpinnings