GENERAL/MIXED/MISC. (Also see Face & Body Painting/Make-up)
1790's Costume (woman's) - Lynn McMasters.com
Articles (handstitching basics, drawnwork, pirate & seamen costumes, pleating...) - Reconstructing History
Free Pattern for an 1895 Evening Skirt (includes how-tos) - The Costume Gallery
How To Make A Cap (as worn in 18th century New England) - Sue Felshin
How To Make An 1890's Style Wing Tip Collar Out Of A Clorox® Bottle - Bill Palmer, Magician
How To Make An Authentic Viking Era Tunic - Gers Ey Godord
How To Tie/Styling Ideas (for Russian babushkas) - Babushka STS
How To Wrap Pants (south Asian wrap-around pants) - GirlSkirtMission
Interlocking (PDF: Viking cord braiding technique) - Skoletjenesten Vikingeskibsmuseet
Interlocking Or Making A Viking Whip-cord - Genvieve.net
Middle Eastern Clothing & Arabic/Belly Dancing Costuming
Renaissance, Elizabethan & Medieval Garb
Silk Cap, 10th Century (Viking) - Genvieve.net
The Ulaanbaatar Boot (Mongolian footwear) - Heather Daveno
Viking Style Apron Dress, 10th Century - Genvieve.net
AFRICAN
African Baby Carrier: Kanga Or Kitenge As Baby Carrier - Watatu
Articles On African Clothing (tie a headwrap or wrap-around skirt, plus care instructions) - AfricaStyles.com
How To Tie A Kanga (12 variations of the traditional Kenyan dress) - KangaUSA
How To Tie The Headwrap - Anyiams Creation
How To Tie A Kanga (PDF: 6 different styles) - Watatu
How To Wear An African Scarf - Palmers On A Mission
How To Wear Kenti (Ghanian) - Wrapped In Pride
How To Wear Your Kikoy (East African) - The Kikoy Company
CELTIC, IRISH & SCOTTISH
5-10th Century Irish Garb (leine, brat, Celtic knots...) - Lady Aíbell ingen Dairmata
How To Fold A Great Kilt - Garb The World
How To Tie Gillie Brogues - Andrew Lenz's Bagpipe Journey
How To Wear A Piper's Plaid - Andrew Lenz's Bagpipe Journey
How To Wrap A Great Kilt - Linda Clifford
How To Wrap A Laena - Garb The World
Love & Care Of The Great Kilt: Wearing The Great Kilt - The Weeb Site
Making A Celtic Style Drape - DawnPages
Making A Kilt - The Edinburgh Scottish Dance Resource
The Making Of A Kilt - Jan Bruyndonckx Web Site
Plaid Instructions And Other Observations On Scottish Reenacting - Montagu's Regiment Of Foote
GREEK & ROMAN
Armor (Greek & Roman) - Halloween Costume Construction
Articles On Kit & Equipment & Manufacture (Auxilia dress, tunics, tablet weaving, Gladiator clothing, shields, spears, swords...) - Vicus Romans & Britons
Articles (plumbata/throwing dart, draco/military standard, scutum/shield...) - Fectio
The Forum Romanum (Scroll down to 'Military Campaigns': Dagorhir javelin, Dagorhir shield, Roman sword) - The Senate & People Of Rome
Garb & Patterns: Roman (tunica, peplos, stola, palla...) - Lady Aíbell ingen Dairmata
How To Make A Toga.info
How To Put A Toga On - KET Distance Learning
Method Of Wearing A Greek Chlamys (Or How To Wear A Bed-Sheet) - Alan U. Kennington
Roman Costume Guide (toga, tunic, stolla, palla...) - Radical Romans
Roman Life (see 'Make It!' for Roman & Greek patterns: stola, tunica, peplos, chiton...) - KET Distance Learning
Tips On Making A Toga - Rotary International District 7150
The Toga (scroll down to 'Wearing The Toga') - Villa Ivlilla
INDIAN & PAKISTANI
Dastar of the Sardar(ni) (Sikh turban styles: see instructional photos) - Akalsangat
How To Tie A Turban - SikhWomen.com
How To Wear A Dupatta - Pardesi Fashions
How To Wrap Dhoti - Mariajju's India Bazaar
The Pag/Distar/Turban (Sikh style headwrap) - SikhKids.com
SARIS How To Pick A Saree - Kamat's Potpurri How To Wear (guides for Nivi, Mundu, Bengali & Kaccha/pants styles, plus vintage draping instructions for Chennai & Karachi styles) - Sari Safari How To Wear A Sari - Shiju Creation How To Wear An Indian Sari (tips for Gujarati, Maharashtra, Tamilian & Bengali versions) - Exotic Arts Indian Saree (also see Gujarati saree instructions) - Discover Sangam Wrapping A Fishtail Sari - Lakshmi Amman Wrapping A Vijayangara Era Sari - Lakshmi Amman
SARIS
How To Pick A Saree - Kamat's Potpurri
How To Wear (guides for Nivi, Mundu, Bengali & Kaccha/pants styles, plus vintage draping instructions for Chennai & Karachi styles) - Sari Safari
How To Wear A Sari - Shiju Creation
How To Wear An Indian Sari (tips for Gujarati, Maharashtra, Tamilian & Bengali versions) - Exotic Arts
Indian Saree (also see Gujarati saree instructions) - Discover Sangam
Wrapping A Fishtail Sari - Lakshmi Amman
Wrapping A Vijayangara Era Sari - Lakshmi Amman
JAPANESE
Ethnic Costume (see left: making, buying, wearing & caring for a kimono; making and wearing an obi) - La Couturière Parisienne
Hakama Folding - John Scherpenzeel
Hakama Tying Instructions (PDF) - Bujin Design
Haramaki (Tummy Warmer) Tutorial (belly warmer) - PlanetJune
How To Fold & Wash The Hakama - Kendo America
How To Make A Kimono - Twilight Bridge
How To Set Atamadai (allows you to wear a Kasa hat) - Bokunan-Do
How To Tie An Obi Sash - Teresa Greene
How To Wear Kimono (inner kimono / nagajuban, outer kimono, tying the obi) - Rising Sun Imports
How To Wear Waraji (flat tie sandals) - Bokunan-Do
Japanese Garb (from the late period) - Kitakaze Tatsu Raito & Aesa Gilsdottir
Japanese Geta: Traditional Wooden Platform Sandals - Elliot C. Evans
JapaneseKimono.com (how to wear a kimono, yukata, tie an obi...)
Keiko-gi & Hakama (wearing and folding) - Mark Uchida
Kimono FAQ (how to wear nagajuban & kimono, plus tie an obi) - Japan Culture Club
Kyahan: Japanese Shin Coverings - Elliot C. Evans
Make Your Own Geta (Japanese wooden sandals) - The Geta Page
Southern California Naginata Federation (Scroll down: folding & wearing the hakama, keiko gi and obi)
NATIVE AMERICAN/FIRST NATIONS
Chippewa Snowshoes - Dan Beard
Choctaw Clothing (scroll down to 'Choctow Traditional Dressware' for dress instructions) - Jim & Marcie's AlaskaWeb
How to Make a Hudson Bay Blanket Capote (Indian Blanket Coat) - The Inquiry Net
How to Make Moccasins (Types include Billy Bowleg, Sioux or Heard-sole, Ojibway or Pucker-top, moccasins made of sneakers) - The Inquiry Net
Leather & Clothes (shirts, moccasins, leggings...) - NativeTech
Plains Indian Moccasins - World Book
Soft Sole Plains Moccasins - MDC
TROPICAL WRAPS
Attire: What To Wear While In Fiji (includes instructions on how to tie a sulu) - Luxury Hideaways
Drawings On How To Wear Sarongs - The Institute Of Draped Clothes
How To Make A Sarong - Altered Cloth
How To Tie A Pareo - Black Pearl Designs
How To Wear An Indonesian Tube Sarong (for men) - Living In Indonesia
More Sarong Ties & Uses - 1 World Sarongs
Sarong Information (For men. Look lower left for how to wrap a sarong) - Jan Bruyndonckx Web Site
Sarongs: From Gajah Duduk To Oey Soe Tjoen (Scroll down to 'How to Tie a Sarong') - Eric Hansen
Whole Lot Of Lava Lava Goin' On (wrap a kikepa, pareo or sulu) - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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