Table of Artisans

In an effort to bring living historians together and improve the historical accuracy of our kits, I have assembled a table of artisans who make historically-accurate clothing and accouterments by commission.

Each of them would work with you to make highly-accurate items within your price range. Most of the people named below are individuals who, because they work from commissions, they don't have a website-store you can visit. Therefore, if you are looking to assemble a kit and want to know more about the them, I encourage you to ask for pictures of past items they've made. Similarly, if you visit one of the online stores and don't see what you want, don't hesitate to send them an email with your request--most will custom-make something for you and without breaking the bank.

(Note that all email addresses have had the "@" symbol replaced with "[at]" as a way to decrease spam to their inbox. Just be sure to remember to switch out the symbols when sending the email.)

Name	Historical Era	Areas of Specialty	Contact Information
Eric Lichack and Eliza Vincz	1770s-80s	Men’s and women’s clothing and hats	Email: Musicians[at]earlyamericanmusicandarts.com
Ian Graves	1750s-80s	Men’s clothing	Email: Sales[at]royalbluetraders.com Website: royalbluetraders.com/
George Franks	1700-1872	Men’s and women’s hats	Website: cockedhats.com
Thomas Dietzel	1760s-80s	Men’s clothing	Email: Tjdietzel1776[at]gmail.com
Cait Harris	18th and early 19th Century	Men’s and Women’s clothing	Email: Willoughbyandrose[at]gmail.com Etsy Store: willoughbyandrose.etsy.com
Justin Jolly	1715-1790	Men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing	Email: Justinwjolly[at]yahoo.com
Christopher Wilson	18th and 19th century	Men’s clothing	Email: Antifarb[at]outlook.com Facebook Store: facebook.com/historicalthreads/
Louise Pass	Elizabethan Era (1550s-1600)	Men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing and accessories	Etsy Store: woodsholme.etsy.com
Hannah Peterson	1750s-80s	Men’s clothing	Email: Hannah[at]mainemode.com Website: mainemode.com
Meg Vaughan	Open	Handwoven tapes and trims for most eras	Email: Meg[at]tiedtohistory.com Website: tiedtohistory.com
Aurora Simmons	14th Century	Men’s and women’s clothing as well as jewelry (for most time periods)	Email: Info[at]handmaderevolution.org Website: handmaderevolution.org
Lara Greene-Vaught	15th – mid-20th Centuries	Women’s undergarments (especially corsets/stays), outerwear, and millenary.	Email: Lara[at]laracorsets.com Facebook Store: facebook.com/LaraCorsets-235230689368/
Colleen Jones	18th Century	Men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing and accessories	Email: ColleenLJones[at]yahoo.com
Alexa Price	17th – 19th Century	Flame-stitched goods	Email: Alexa.price[at]mac.com
M. Brenckle	17th – 19th Century	Men’s and women’s hats	Email: Brencklehats[at]gmail.com Website: facebook.com/brencklehats
Doreen Demeyer	18th Century	Men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing	Email: Topaztraders1101[at]aol.com
At The Eastern Door	18th Century	Proper tinned brass dressing pins, sleeve buttons, and Native American goods	Email: Ated2011[at]gmail.com Website: Attheeasterndoor.wix.com/attheeasterndoor Facebook Store: facebook.com/attheeasterndoor
Mark Myers	18th Century	Men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing and accouterments including handmade lace	Email: Tatmantats[at]gmail.com
S. Pekar Shoe and Accoutrement Maker	18th and 19th Century	Men’s shoes and leather goods	Email: Shaunpekar[at]gmail.com Facebook Store: facebook.com/pekaraccoutrements
Larkin & Smith	18th Century	Clothing and hat patterns for women and children, accessories, sewing supplies, and kits	Email: Atthesignofthegoldenscissors[at]gmail.com Website: atthesignofthegoldenscissors.com Facebook Store: facebook.com/Larkin-Smith--128650137473374/

While the artisans above are listed to advertise their business, I've heard from many of them that they would be happy to simply offer you advice on research and clothing/kit construction. So please do not hesitate to contact them even for that.

One incredible artisan who doesn't usually accept commissions still asked to be included here simply to offer advice on research and construction. Daniel Rosen is an expert on late 16th-century/early 17th-century clothing (he does occasionally sell items on Facebook, especially his handmade hooks and eyes) and is the author of the blog Old England Grown New. If you have any relevant questions, visit his blog and send him an email--he'd be more than happy to help you with your kit.

If you qualify yourself as a passionate artisan dedicated to accurately reproducing clothing or accouterments from the past and would like to be added to the list, feel free to send me an email. I can easily update the list.