Costume and Fabric Reference Links
- Centre Nationale du Costume Updated! — In French, images of theater costumes, listed by time period. Includes bios of the costumers. Tres cool!
- Costume Classroom — Online costuming courses, some are offered all year. Classes taught by Lea Dread, Jennie Chancey, Marna Jean Davis, Nicole Kipar, Juanita Leisch, JP Ryan, and more.
- Costume Design Page — Costume construction tips ~or~ "Everything you ever wanted to know about costume construction and wish someone had told you ten years ago, dammit."
- Costume Gallery — Over 25,000 images of costume online. You must purchase a "Library" membership to view all of their documents and images.
- Costume History Links — This page, titled "Costume History," has links to many articles.
- Fabric Glossary — List of fabric terms from Medieval through mid-20th century.
- Fabric University — Dictionary of fabric terms, fabric history, etc
- HEARTH - Home Economics Archive — Has online home ec books from 1850 - 1950
- History of Footwear New! — Site with information about shoes from the Renaissance through the 1990"s.
- Internet Centre for Canadian Fashion & Design — This site is a directory for Canadian fashion designers, schools, etc. But it also has a nice Textile Dictionary and Fashion Glossary.
- Kent State University Fashion Library New!
- Northern Society of Costume & Textiles — A group in UK that "was founded ... to encourage the study and preservation of costume and textiles." They sell patterns made from original clothing, including a dress that belonged to Charlotte Bronte.
- Paula Burch's All About Dye
- Paula Burch's All About Hand Dyeing
- Quickie Textile Guide — Handy-dandy guide to determining the fiber content of textiles.
- Rit Dye - Dyeing Techniques — Rit's site lists not only all their colors, but also how to mix them to create custom colors and different techniques like ombre.
- Sew-Whats-New.com — General sewing site that has articles, sewing lessons, book reviews and more.
- Super Silk — Really good prices on silk. Discount for bulk orders.
- Textile Reference Manual — Describes the different kinds of textiles and their properties. Also links to articles about textiles.
- Threads Magazine — Lots of good articles on sewing, including basics, garment construction, etc.
- Weaving, Lace and Related Topics — A site with documents on weaving, lace, etc. Includes the "On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics" – books, manuscripts, illustrations and more.
- Your Wardrobe Unlock'd
— Subscription based website. "This website offers resources, help, inspiration and a sense of community for seamstresses and costume makers who have a burning desire to improve their skills. We do this through articles, features and our core Masterclasses, which give you not a standard How to Sew course, but the basic building blocks of really great professional-quality sewing."