General: Interests:
    Faires & Reenactments

    braided space barIs it History or Entertainment ?

    Actually it can be both. "Living History" is the term most often used to separate the more serious attempts at reconstructing a particular period in the past, from the amusement parks and fantasy parties. It seems a natural extension of my interest in genealogy and family history. Spending a few days living in the garb and dealing with the restrictions (or more often, dropping the constraints) of the current world can be enlightening, to say the least.

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    About Our Renaissance Characters or who we are when we aren't in this century...

    Friends and Resources

    For the finest medieval and renaissance
    arms,
    armor, clothing, and lots of one-of-a-kind goodies.
    look for
    Brady's "Big Wood Booth."

    the old booth -
    we all knew every nut bolt & board intimately
    the new booth trailer


    Faire Links

    For Northern California faire circuit and
    beyond, general information.

    Faire Schedule (loads VERY slowly)
    and the main site is Faires.com

    Was once links to national and international faires,
    but they seem to be having server problems:
    Faire.com Homepage

    Renaissance Faire
    some sections are really out of date here.

    Renaissance Productions Hosts:
    Renaissance Symposiums
    to register for the 2007 event

    Tahoe's Valhalla Renaissance Faire is back
    at Camp Richardson and better than ever...
    a great job by Bill and Marti!

    "We’re proud to bring Valhalla Renaissance Faire
    back South Lake Tahoe Community..."
    for photos of the 2006 faire.

    Golden Gate Park Faire

    Jousting Championships and Renaissance Fairs
    at Angels Camp, CA

    Calaveras Celtic Faire


    Northern California Renaissance Faire
    at Casa de Fruita, Holister, CA

    The Caledonian Club Of San Francisco presents:
    142nd Annual Pleasanton
    Scottish Highland Gathering & Games

    the largest in the U.S. and, in some years, the world’s largest!

    The Monterey Scottish Games & Celtic Festival
    is celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2007

    The Great Dickens Christmas Fair


    Guild Links

    The Guild of Santa Maria, and Bill Waters

    Clan Iain Abrach specializing in 16th Century Highland Historical Re-enactment. They have great links on their site.

    Welcome to Saint Andrews Royal Scots, Irish and Ambassadors Renaissance Guild!

    LOOPED At Faire Official Home Page

    Ar Turas - Independent Research on Scotland
    and the Scots

    Guild of St. George
    at Vahalla,
    Kevin & John with friends


    Encampments

    Tents and Pavilions by Panther

    For outstanding furniture and wood working see
    Ray and Cory at
    Shyre Woods
    (
    their website is being renovated)

    Gode Cookery medieval cooking

    Michael & Christy at Heartland, the Village Blacksmith:

    "The sweaty lads in Plaid" put on a real show with their production-style blacksmithing at fairs and festivals throughout the West. Michel Olson’s interest in the ancient craft began when, as a woodworker, he couldn’t find a certain type of hardware. So, he decided to forge his own. He and wife, Christy, ran the blacksmith shop at Columbia State Historic Park before taking their show on the road. Ultimately they would like to start a working blacksmith museum in Angels Camp."

    Sages Woolandglass hand made soaps and bath items

    Cauldrones and Cast Iron development and use.

    Sword links

    Age of Chivalry


    Davenriche European Martial Arts School

    • Knight2day
    • Steaphen Fick, Instructor
    • school fact sheet

    Darkwood Armory - Swords & Daggers

    Martial Arts Groups and Organisations

    Arms and Amoury terms

    LionGate Arms & Armoury

    Mediaeval Sword

    Scottish Swords & Weapons - By The Sword, Inc.

    Museum Replicas Limited - Sword, Hunting Knives, Daggers, Helmets, Armour, Jewelry etc.

    American Fencers Supply

    Oso Forge for wonderful, hand-made patternwelded knives, swords and related items. Oso and his brother Rocky are amazing bladesmiths!

    Jim and Tina's wasters and trebuchets
    New Stirling Arms


    Clothing and acessories

    Alan and Judy at Sun Leather...
    beautiful and inspirational!

    Ravenswood Leather

    B Coole Designs Artisan made clothing for those with unique tastes, special needs, or an appreciation for really nice fabric. Most of the garments listed here are made in limited production in her workshop.

    Brian at Nagle Forge & Foundry does wonderful work.


    Costume suppliers

    Lacis in Berkeley offeres an extensive selection of threads, ribbons, tools and supplies for the textile arts, including lace-making, embroidery, knitting, tatting, crochet, costume, bridal, etc., to the wholesale and retail market. With a gallery offering antique lace and textiles dating from the 14th c. as well as fine vintage linens since 1965, operated by Jules & Perrin Kliot.

    Denver Fabric's Elizabethan Costuming Page
    Folkwear Pattern Line

    Britex Fabrics in San Francisco

    Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics in Berkeley


    Costume References (under construction)

    Stefan's Florilegium Archive

    Reconstructing History: Articles

    Tributes to Janet Arnold's pioneering research into the cut and construction of clothes from the sixteenth to the early twentieth centuries provide invaluable information on clothing from the past. Her series of publications entitled Patterns of Fashion continues to make a profound impact in many fields, from the re-creation of historic dance and other forms of re-enactment to designs for stage, film and television. For art historians and conservators too, her insights have proved an indispensable aid to historical research.

    Images of Ireland by John Derrick, London 1581

    Amazon.com: History of Highland Dress:
    A Definitive Study of the History of Scottish
    Costume and Tartan,

    Footwear of the Middle Ages

    Celtic Cross Stitch - Celtic and Irish
    counted cross stitch charts and kits.

    Blackwork

    Google Search: leine

    The Leine

    The Shinrone Gown

    The Plaid Place, an Emporium of Everything Scottish

    District Tartens.com

    Hans Holbein

    The British Hat Network

    MelanieWilson period hose

    Historic Enterprises

    Celtic Colour

    Greater Bay Area Costume Guild

    OnePoyle art history database

    Mark Harden's Artchive: "Artchive"


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    Costumers

    Lynn McMasters' Home Page

    Margo Anderson: One Tough Costumer

    Renaissance Tailor

    Jennifer Thompson's Festive Attyre
    her Gallery has photos from hundreds of costumers

    Kass McKann, Reconstructing History

    Suzi Clark

    Seamstrix Period Costumes

    The Costume Page

    Recreating 16th and 17th Century Clothing

    1480's Florentine Dress Diary

    Thrednedle Strete Clothiers closed in 2006


    Scotish Misc

    Fantastic rooms in historic Scottish castles

    Electric Scotland guide to Scottish and Irish clans, families, tartans and history of the Gaels

    Loch Ness Home Page

    Thetford Forest Archaeology, Norfolk and Suffolk Fieldwork

    Ordnance Survey - Britain's national mapping agency

    Albanach.org

    Welcome to the Scottish Tourist Board Web Site - Visit Scotland, Travel to Scotland, Scotland tourist information, Holidays in Scotland

    Trees for Life - Restoring the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland

    British Trees Website - Links