Norris's books were all under heavy pirated/photocopy circulation in the
SCA for many years. Norah Waugh's books "start" a bit past SCA period
but were all originally published from the mid 1960s to 1970. Janet
Arnold's _/Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their
Construction 1660–1860_ also "starts" past SCA period but was published
in the early 1970s. Despite the "late" dates, all Waugh's books and the
Arnold one I mentioned were popular with "serious" SCA costumers from
fairly early on. //Karl Kohler's _A History of Costume_ (with patterns)
was first published in the 1920s and was reprinted by Dover as early as
1963.
Whatever you think of the "authenticity" of these books, their intention
is more "serious" than a brochure on constructing a beginning T-tunic
just to look acceptable at events.
I've never been a member of the SCA, but I've known quite a lot of them.
Renaissance Faires, BTW, are another outgrowth of the "hippie" movement.
//Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
/
As far as I know, there were not any "texts available for more
accurate patterns" despite what the writer had said -- at least, not
by our 21st century standards -- but if some of you who were doing
historical sewing in the 60s knew of any, please do post!
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