I do historic reenactments.  The best option is to find an reinactment
group and find someone who makes costumes from their home.

Or  you might have to buy patterns and then have someone make them for
you.  There is a dress pattern company called Period Impressions.  Go
to a fabric store and at the patterns section ask for historic costume
patterns. There are a variety of options.

Elizabeth
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--- ghs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The Costuming Page of Costuming Resources On-Line at
> http://members.aol.com/nebula5/costume.html is a
> good general web reference.
> Also, at Victoriana.com is an article on women's
> clothing from 1825 to 1840
> by Heather Palmer with dresses from the Kent State
> University Museum at this
> url: http://www.victoriana.com/lady/palmer.html
>
> Joy Mott
> North House Museum
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andover Historical Society
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> Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 9:25 AM
> Subject: 19th c. costumes needed
>
>
> >Since the topic of early 19th century costumes has
> come up, does anyone
> know
> >of a source for them?  I have been looking for
> costume dealers but have
> been
> >unable to find any.  We are looking for men's,
> women's and childrens
> >clothing from the 1820s to 1840s.
> >Tom Edmonds
> >Andover Historical Society
> >Andover, MA
> >
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