| Shelters | Men's & Boy's Clothing | Women's & Girl's Clothing | Sewing | Accoutrements & Tools | Furnishings | Woods Skills | Toys & Games | Other Entertainments | Reading, Writing, & Speaking |
Shelters
How to build your own diamond fly tentAnother set of instructions for making a diamond
An interesting article and pictures on different ways to set up a diamond
35 DIFFERENT ways to set up a shelter with ONE tarp! (And a WHOLE lot more information!)
An article on building a wickiup
How to Build a Log Cabin
How to Build Log Cabin Walls
Mountain Man Camping
Clothing: Men and Boys
A dictionary of 18th century clothing termsSome notes on Men's Civilian clothes in the 18th century
What should I wear??
How to sew an 18th century men's shirt
And another pattern with some history, details and instructions
And one more really good one!
Special Clothes for LITTLE ones
How to fingerweave a sash
More fingerweaving instructions and patterns
Clothing: Women and Girls
How to sew a woman's or girl's 18th century shift
This one helps with all sorts of other information too.
Here's another pattern you can try
How to make women's 18th century stays
Another set of instructions
Please, oh PLEASE, don't use that little vest looking thing! Here's why....
"Of Gowns, Jackets, 'Shortgowns', and Bedgowns: What Should I Really Be Wearing?" by Sue Felshin
Information and Instructions to make a Bedjacket
A period painting and instructions to make a shortgown
Here are some more really great instructions!
How to sew an 18th century petticoat (skirt)
Here is some more information on the petticoat
Every lady needs a head covering! Here are some wonderful directions on how to make one!
Information on women's headcoverings
More information on styles of caps and what we know of them.
All sorts of things to know about aprons
Simple instructions for making an 18th century apron. (Just don't use the glue!!!)
Ooooo! Fans from the 18th century!
Special Clothes for LITTLE ones
18th Century Sewing Skills
18th Century stitches and sewing techniquesHow to make 18th century covered buttons
How to sew an 18th century worked button hole
Instructions sheet for making Dorset orThread buttons
More information and styles of Dorset buttons from 50 Heirloom Buttons to Make by Nancy Nehring
How to sew eyelet holesHow to do a burn test to check the fiber content of your fabric
Accoutrements
Accoutrements from Muzzleloader MagazineHow to make a haversack
How to make a snapsack to carry your stuff
How to make a shooting pouch
How to make a market wallet
How to make a canvas knapsack
A second style of knapsack, used by Butler's Rangers in 1779
How to carve a wooden spoon
How to carve a wooden dough bowl
Tinsmithing for Those With More Than the Usual Number of Thumbs, by J. Gottfred
Making a Copper Trade Kettle
How to make a powderhorn
Make a gourd canteen
How to make a leather bottle
Furniture
Sketches and notes on the camp stools used by General George WashingtonA 6-plank chest/stool designed by David Brown, aka Cornelius Doghearty
A really cool folding camp bed/chair
A Trestle table pattern
A 14th century trestle table - history, pattern & building instructions
Plans for a folding table
Another set of plans for a folding table
A Simple wooden bench
An interesting chair pattern
A "Folding" Slat Chair
A Small Stool
A very primitive/rugged stool
Plans for a folding stool
Another version
A Wooden Chest, put together with pegs!
The same chest, more accurately done
A really nice one - more modern instructions/design
Plans for a rope bed
And another one
Plans for an early American cradle
One version of a kitchen box
Another version
How to weave a basket
How to weave a reed basket
Woods Skills
The first part of an article on trappingThe second part of the trapping article
Mountain Man Camping
Wilderness survival skills
A series of videos on how to build a fire
Or try this series
How to start a fire by friction
Using a bow drill
YouTube video - How to start a fire with flint & steel
Another from Google Video
A video series from Expert Village on how to track animals
More on tracking - to include pictures of tracks
Outdoor Action Guide to Animal Tracking
18th & early 19th Century Navigation
How to Build a Birchbark Canoe
Toys & Games
How to play 18th century gamesHow to make a whirligig
How to Make Benjamin Franklin's kites!
How to play marbles and make your own
Other 18th Century Entertainments
The History of Tea-timeAnother source for History of Tea in Britain/br> Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate in Early Colonial America
18th Century music and dance
How to dance an 18th century country dance
Reading, Writing & Speaking
How to read 18th century writingThe 18th century alphabet... and that funny "f" looking "s"!
18th Century Copperplate Handwriting
Samples of Handwriting from 1795 - 1838 How to read 18th century documents
Quill pens the 18th century way
How to say hello in the 18th century! (And how to properly address someone you're talking to!)
How to speak 18th century
The Most Common 18th Century Greetings and Farewells
How to cut quills from feathers