Welcome to Rosalie's

About the website
This website is designed as a springboard for those who wish to learn a little more about the medieval woman: what she wears and why, how to be beautiful according to medieval standards, her personal hygiene and a little about a MEDIEVAL WOMAN'S LIFE- celebrations and the customs associated with key events in her life- births, deaths, marriages, employment and education and how she spent her days.

If you want to know more about medieval clothing, visit the CLOTHES & ACCESSORIES pages, of which there are many! For material, fur or colour names visit the FABRICS page or to find out exactly what that what garment is called, try the MEDIEVAL GLOSSARY. Making your own proper medieval clothing? Check out MAKING MEDIEVAL CLOTHES which looks at interpreting historical art to get your information and how the clothing went together. Many of the pages have sub-directories, so make sure you have a good look around! The SITEMAP will show you the entire website directory and the LINKS page has a good list of excellent online resources.

If you're a historical re-enactor and want to know where to get the things you need, I recommend everyone on the SUPPLIERS page, many of whom can be found in the marketplace at the ABBEY MEDIEVAL TOURNAMENT each July in Caboolture. For those wondering how to be more involved in the medieval world, visit the HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT page and find a group near you! There are many groups Australia-wide covering different time periods and focussing on different aspects of historical life.

If you're really keen, follow me at ROSALIE'S MEDIEVAL WOMAN LIVE JOURNAL, my blog where I talk about medieval facts of life, current research, sewing projects, events I've attended and books I'm reading and reviewing. Visit the NOTICEBOARD for upcoming events, appearances and website updates.

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About my sister site
ROSALIE'S MEDIEVAL STALLHOLDER CLOTHING HELP is designed to look at basic medieval clothing, how to make it and what to do about bought patterns to make them into nice, wearable medieval clothes!

If you want to make some nice banqueting clothes, you can use this help website for patterning and a bit of basic information on how to start so you get the look right. If you're a medieval stallholder or someone looking for help with easy but appropriate costuming ideas for working class people, there's loads of easy-to-understand information and patterns. There's also a bit about finishing your look and a page that deals with the most common stallholder problems.

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Last updated January, 2012