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• Craftspeople

  • A Medieval Craftsman A Chronicle of Projects from the Roman to Middle Ages – all materials, not primarily leather.
  • Garb for Guys: Leatherwork A gentleman outfitting himself in the finest late Renaissance fashion. I’ve just linked to his leatherwork but the whole site is worth a look.
  • Haandkraft – a blog about crafts in general, and historical craft in particular
  • Mary Ostler – Wood Butchery and Other Stuff Nice site of quality SCA woodwork
  • Medieval Colours Experiments in medieval painting techniques and the paint components.
  • Peter Follansbee, joiner's notes
  • Raised Heels Research and Construction of Chopines, Pantoufles, Zoccoli, Shoes, Boots, and Other Raised and High Heels from the 15th to the beginning of the 17th century
  • Robin Wood – Woodcraft Yes, I know it’s not leather. You’ll understand when you see his work.
  • The Traditional Crafts Blog
  • The Villiage Carpenter A woodworker with a great approach to hand tools. If I had half this level of skill with timber, I’d be happy.
  • Try! Great re-enactment blog with something for everyone. In Swedish, but Google translate seems to be up to the task.
  • Where Are The Elves? Reproduction Medieval period shoes the hard way. I like his approach, it’s similar to mine.

• Miscellanea

  • Baggie's Blog My son’s blog reviewing video games.
  • Construction and Care of Spanish Botas at Sal's Virtual Tapas Bar The bota is a cousin of the bourget, evolving from a common ancestor. The construction and sealing are similar to English leather vessels as are the rules for care and feeding.
  • Red Ned Tudor Mysteries A great series of fiction books set in Tudor England. I’m been involved in a couple of the stories as a technical consultant on leatherwork.
  • The Reverend's Emporium My shopfront with a small but increasing amount of stock.

• Musea

  • Mary Rose Trust
  • Museum of London
  • York Archaeological Trust

• Re-enactment

  • Garb for Guys: Leatherwork A gentleman outfitting himself in the finest late Renaissance fashion. I’ve just linked to his leatherwork but the whole site is worth a look.
  • The 1640s Picturebook Costume and Stuffe from the English Civil War – check out the posts with the shoes tag
  • The International Routier – The Blogge Online magazine of the Pike and Musket Society – I’ll be putting all my pottery, woodwork and horn and bone articles here.

• Trade Associations

  • The Honourable Cordwainers' Company (USA)
  • The Worshipful Company of Horners The Horners were joined by the Leather Bottlemakers in 1476.
  • The Worshipful Company of Saddlers The Worshipful Company of Saddlers is incorporated by Royal Charter, granted by King Richard II on 20 March 1395
  • Worshipful Company of Cordwainers (UK)
  • Worshipful Company of Glovers The Company was formed in 1349.
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