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Please note: The fact that I mention a company/artisan here does not necessarily mean that I recommend them: If I've ever made contact/businness with the supplier and feel I can recommend their service/product, it is mentioned in the comments. If I've made contact and found the product/service unsatisfactory, they don't appear in the list at all. Multiple mention has nothing to do with quality, but is due to the range of products offered. The sequence is purely coincidental.
Another warning: Many on this list have not much experience with international orders, although all do mail order. Make sure you instruct them to put the invoice on the outside of the package so that customs can access it. Inquire about the possibility of VAT refund and consider that you may have to pay your country's VAT plus import tax on top of the prices quoted when comparing prices. Differences of shipping cost go without mention. I'm concentrating on European suppliers since that's the continent I live in. Find more American suppliers at the Costumer's Manifesto
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| Corset Making Supplies | |
| Wilh.
Wissner GmbH & Co Hohenstaufenstr. 8-14 73033 Göppingen, DE tel ++49 (7161) 6718-0 fax ++49 (71 61) 6718-40 info@wissner.de Many varieties of plastic & steel boning, straight busks. They make the stuff, so they sell in wholesale quantities (try group ordering), but at low prices. The plastic boning is very close to real whalebone. Ask for samples. |
McCulloch
& Wallis 25-25 Dering St London W1R 0BH, UK tel ++44 (207) 629 0311 fax ++44 (207) 492 2481 macculloch@psilink.co.uk boning, straight busks, lace, metallic thread, general notions |
| Farthingales 309 Lorne Avenue East RR #3, Stratford, Ontario N5A 6S4, Canada ++1 (519) 275 2374, fax ++1 (888) 508 7337 farthing@stratford.webgate.net boning, busks, spoon busk, buttons etc |
Devine
& Co. Ltd 57a Brightwell Avenue Westcliff on Sea Essex SS0 9EB, UK Tel ++44 (1702) 352500 Fax ++44 (1702) 354064 busks (possibly spoon busks, according to rumour), boning and other corset making supplies |
| General Re-enactment Accessories (i.e. a large range of goods at each shop) | |
| Smoke
& Fire Co. 10902 Maumee St. Whitehouse, OH 43571, USA ++1 (419) 877 1109 editor@smoke-fire "Colonial", Scottish, Medieval repro; shoes |
Burnley
& Trowbridge 108 Druid Drive Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA ++1 (757) 253 1644, fax ++1 (757) 253 9120 jasburn@aol.com pinking tool, fabric, stockings |
| Roy
Najecki 1203 Reynolds Rd Chepachet, RI 02814, USA Najecki@aol.com various metal goods, e.g. cravat stock buckles, buttons, belt plates |
Jas.
Townsend and Son, Inc. PO Box 415-W Pierceton, IN 46562, USA ++1 (219) 594-5852, fax: ++1 (219) 594-5580 jastown@jastown.com Wide range of mostly 18th/19th century goods, e.g. ladies' straw hats (bergères). Prompt service. |
| G
Gedney Godwin P.O. Box 100 Valley Forge, PA 19481, USA ++1 (610) 783-0670, fax: ++1 (610) 783-6083 18th century militaria, few civilian; also shoes, buckles, pipes...Wide rage of 18th century shoe buckles. |
Hudson's
Bay Company Wieshof 2 93199 Zell tel 09468/352 fax 09468/460 Mainly Western good, but also 18th/19th century reenactment accessories. |
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reenactors.de Various goods from prehistory via medieval to 19th century. The owner is active in many periods himself, has a vast background knowledge and a good consultant. |
Wm.
Booth, Draper 2115 Ramada Drive Racine, WI 53406 ++1 (262) 886-9133 linsey-woolsey, bone items and other 18th century goods |
| General Sewing Notions, Embroidery & Craft Supplies | |
| Pipers
Silks Chinnerys, Egremont Street Glemsford Suffolk, CO10 7SA, UK Tel/Fax: +44 (1787) 280920 sales@pipers-silks.com Filament silk and linen yarn at reasonable prices |
Ramjahal 1 Anderson St. Bendigo 3550, Victoria, Australia tel ++61 (3) 54417787 fax ++61 (3) 5417959 embroidery, dyestuffs, metallic thread, general craft |
| "Das
Künstlerhaus" Ulrich Hallmeyer Klöppelweg 11 91183 Abenberg, DE tel+fax ++49 (9178) 5234 Ulrich.Hallmeyer@t-online.de Lacemaking supplies, metallic threads, pearls |
Dorothy
Pearce Culzean 5 Fulshaw Avenue Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5JA, UK lacemaking accessories |
| Hedgehog
Handworks 8406 Flight Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA Tel ++1 (310) 670-6040 Toll-free (888) 670-6040 Metallic and embroidery threads, spangles, general notions. Very friendly and helpful. |
Tentakulum Alte Gasse 38 60313 Frankfurt, DE tel ++49 (69) 38 18 33 fax ++49 (69) 38 18 77 service@tentakulum.de Embroidery school with notions shop, carries wide range of embroidery threads incl. metallic, purl, ribbons, also embroidery notions. Friendly and helpful. |
| AGIL dyestuffs and medieval repros |
Green
Man Forge (Dan Brown) 606 W. Baca St Trinidad, CO 81082, USA tel+fax ++1 (719) 845-1905 dan@greenmanforge.com Repro pinking tools & other metal goods, also made to order, friendly service. I'd buy again. |
| McCulloch
& Wallis 25-25 Dering St London W1R 0BH, UK tel ++44 (207) 629 0311 fax ++44 (207) 492 2481 macculloch@psilink.co.uk boning, straight busks, lace, metallic thread, general notions |
Hartmann
& Deffner GbR Untere Hauptstr. 14 86441 Zusmarshausen-Wörleschwang, DE tel+fax ++49 (8291) 790829 Lacemaking supplies, metallic threads, spangles |
| Lace & Lacemaking Supplies (look here for linen thread) | |
| Hartmann
& Deffner GbR Untere Hauptstr. 14 86441 Zusmarshausen-Wörleschwang tel+fax ++49 (8291) 790829 Lacemaking supplies, metallic threads, spangles |
McCulloch
& Wallis 25-25 Dering St London W1R 0BH, UK tel ++44 (207) 629 0311 fax ++44 (207) 492 2481 macculloch@psilink.co.uk boning, straight busks, lace, metallic thread, general notions |
| "Das
Künstlerhaus" Ulrich Hallmeyer Klöppelweg 11 91183 Abenberg, Germany tel+fax ++49 (9178) 5234 Ulrich.Hallmeyer@t-online.de Lacemaking supplies, metallic threads, pearls |
List
of Lacemaking Suppliers in Europe |
| Martha
Pullen 149 Old Big Cove Rd. Brownsboro, AL 35741, USA orders@marthapullen.com Fabrics, silk ribbons and a relatively wide selection of laces that is suitable for 18th/19th century costuming. |
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| Theo
Brejaart (NL) |
Bridal
Laces and Fabrics & Co |
| Fabrics | |
| Petty
Chapman - Lindy Pickard and Dave Rushworth 18 Armitage Road Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD2 2UB UK ++44 (1484) 512968 linen (fine shirting linien @GBP 5 per yard IIRC) Good quality, reasonable price, mail order. Also patterns, I think. |
McCulloch
& Wallis 25-25 Dering St London W1R 0BH, UK tel ++44 (207) 629 0311 fax ++44 (207) 492 2481 macculloch@psilink.co.uk boning, straight busks, lace, metallic thread, general notions |
| Ostasiatischer
Seidenimport Liselotte Ruloff Sperberhorst 9 22459 Hamburg, Germany tel ++49 (40) 55 13175 fax ++49 (40) 55 19229 Silk fabrics. Ask for samples. |
Rudolf
Egelkraut Mechanische Weberei Hauptstr. 29-31 34613 Schwalmstadt, Germany tel Tel:++49 (6691) 3417 fax: ++49 (6691) 4418 Brocades, fabrics with gold and silver. Ask for samples. You can even have fabrics made to your specifications. |
| Den
Haan & Wagenmakers Dutch quilt fabrics, some of them recreations of 18th century madder prints, others 19th century in style. Not very helpful if you need a closer look at a pattern, or worse, a sample, but I haven't been able to find another supplier of recreation madder prints. |
Bevilacqua Fabrics Italian brocades and damasks, very pricey. |
| Miscellaneous Re-enacment Goods (specialised suppliers) | |
| Sarah
Juniper 109 Woodmancote Dursley, Glouctershire, GL11 4AH, UK tel ++44 (1453) 545 675 fax ++44 (1453) 54 6060 Custom-made shoes from about 150 Euro, all hand-sewn with authentic techniques and materials. Specialties are Roman and 18th century shoes, but all eras are served. I've bought 4 pairs so far - need I say more? |
Malcolm
Cox "Gwynfa Bach" Thormanby Road Howth, Co Dublin, Ireland tel ++353 (1) 8323913 Maker of custom-made fan sticks. Mainly caters to lacemakers, but can also arrange fan leaf painting & mounting service. Very diligent, great quality, friendly service. |
| Michael
Maucher Talstr. 88 77784 Oberhamersbach tel+fax ++49 (7837) 1542 custom-made shoes, mainly medieval but also other eras |
Bodo
Danneck Am Schlaufenglan 67 66606 St. Wendel tel+fax ++49 (6851) 867929 Custom-made shoes, mainly medieval but also other eras @ about 150-200 Euro |
| Altenburger
Hüte GmbH Schmöllnsche Str. 3 04600 Altenburg tel ++49 (3447) 316198 fax ++49 (3447) 315259 Historical hats made to order. Catalogue available. |
Wig
Outlet 327 E Dakota Avenue Pierre, SD, 57501, USA tel 602-868-5877 fax 605-224-5068 order@wigs.com As the name implies... historical wigs are hard to find in the badly organised catalogue; look for "Bach" and "Madame Pompadour". Some of them look rather awful... |
| Atelier
Duval 39.41 rue Parmentier 21000 Dijon, France tel & fax ++33 (03) 80 74 19 74 Shoes and boots |
Peter
Prince 83 Main Street Newbold-on-Avon Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 1HH tel ++44 (790) 3047496 Shoes and boots |
| Olde
World Fine Clays 249 Sooth St Glace Bay, Nova Scotia B1A 1W6, Canada ++1 (902) 849-1383 sbray@highlander.cbnet.ns.ca 18th/19th century hand-rolled reproduction clay pipes Be sure to check out the tips for pipe care |
Harr
Schubertstr. 30 88214 Ravensburg tel 0751/26157 fax 0751/26163 Make a wide range of historical shoes for theatre purposes at about 150 Euro and above. The techniques, however, are modern. |
| Patterns | |
| Rocking
Horse Farm P.O. Box 608 North Jackson, OH 44451, USA |
Laughing
Moon Laughing Moon Mercantile 2131 51st Street Sacramento, CA 95817-1506, USA JoAnn@lafnmoon.com Their Victorian corset pattern (for two different corsets, actually) has a very good reputation. I've bought it, but haven't tried it yet. |
| Kannik's
Korner P.O. Box 1654 Springfield, OH 45501-1654, USA Mostly late 18th century and authentic, I'm told. |
AlterYears 8960, E. Huntington Drive San Gabriel, CA 91775, USA Phone ++1 (626) 614 9400 72437.674@compuserve.com mainly renaissance, also accessories and other re-enactment stuff |
| La
Mode Bagatelle PMB 121 3213 W. Wheeler Street Seattle WA 98199, USA ++1 (206) 285-5329 lamode@conceptsnet.com Regency, late Victorian, Edwardian, also books |
Amazon
Drygoods 411 Brady Street Davenport, IA 52801-1518, USA ++1 (800) 798-7979 info@amazondrygoods.com Medieval to 20th century |
| Fleur
de Lyse Patterns for Franco-Canadian and medieval costumes. Well researched. |
 Dancing
Leaf Designs, Inc302 West Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150, USA ++1 (803) 778-0934 figleafpatterns@mindspring.com |
| Fig Leaf Patterns Patterns ranging from 1770s to 1860s, all taken from original garments |
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| J.
P. Ryan Quite authentic 18th century patterns that are endorsed by many 18th century re-enactors. Among the best for the period, actually. I've personally tried the Pet-en-l'air /française and the strapless stays patterns and found both very good. The instructions show that there's real research and 18th century know-how behind them. Since I don't really need the instructions, I can't tell how usable they would be for a beginner, but my impression was a good one. |
The Mantua Maker The empire corset is quite good, as are the instructions. Can't say anything about the other patterns. |
| Custom-made Costumes | |
| Mauritia
Kirchner Gottlieb-Bögner-Str. 44 63849 Roßbach, Germany Tel.+ Fax (+49) 06092 / 99 51 08 email kostueme@mauritia.de From medieval to Edwardian. Authenticiy-aware and friendly. Specialises in upperclass costume and delivers the quality to go with it. Prices are high, but worth every penny. Highly recommended. |
Michael
Maucher Talstr. 88 77784 Oberhamersbach tel & fax ++49 (7837) 1542 Costumes and custom-made shoes, mainly medieval but also other eras |
| Arts
et Métiers The owner is an active re-enactor in the Rococo, Regency and WWI periods and an avid researcher. Knows a lot about maternity and children's clothing from personal experience. Higly recommended. |
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| Nehelenia's
Designs Relatively affordable costume parts such as corsets and hoop skirts, also full costume. Knows what's authentic and what's not. Also Gothic. |
Bjarne
Drews Åboulevard 5,3.th 1635 København V Tel. 35 37 13 70 email drewscph@post12.tele.dk Experienced and highly skilled costumer, embroiderer and lace-maker. I've never seen better costumes. |
| Tina
& Thomas Melczuk main field of expertise is medieval, but also Empire and other eras |
Ghostforge 18th century costumes for "rubenesque" people |
More suppliers, mostly in USA, are listed at the Costumer's Manifesto.