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What is there to see here?
All you need to know about the medieval woman: what she wears, how to be beautiful according to medieval standards, her personal hygiene and a little about her life- celebrations, feasts and the customs associated with births, marriages and deaths.

If you want to know more about medieval 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.

There's information about my own 14th century re-enactment life- my clothes, my personal accessories, my household goods and my sewing gallery of clothing I used to have and have custom-made for others.

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 a medieval stallholder looking for help with easy but appropriate costuming ideas, there's loads of easy-to-understand information and patterns at Rosalie's Stallholder Clothing Help .

If you're really keen, check out the 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.

About me
As far back as the 13th century there are records of the Gilbert name being linked to goldsmithing, the production of cloth and clothing and so it's no wonder that researching and making medieval clothing is a great passion of mine!

I'm a lifetime member of the Friends of the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology where I spend as much time as I can but never as much time as I want! I also belong to an historical re-enactment group under the name Lady Rosamund with Eslite d'Corp which focuses on the household of an English knight, Sir Justyn Webb, in 1350 and am a member of the Queensland Living History Federation.

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Last updated January 2010