Renaissance Costume

Where can I buy a cheap chemise for a renaissance fare costume or possibly a free, easy pattern for a sewing beginner online?

http://www.renaissancedress.com/gowngallery.htm

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I am helping at a renaissance/ middle ages camp and i need a used costume. (not rented, i want to keep) they want me to be a queen so i will need a dress, crown/ tiara, and maybe shoes. if you can, please send me a link.

PS i can't sew and i don't have E-bay.

You might see if you can have someone from your local SCA group make one for you, or try a store that carries costumes.

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Most costumes I've looked at are made with shiny fabrics that don't look real. This Halloween costume is going to dub as Renaissance Faire garb.

Make your own! If you can sew a straight line, it's really not that hard. Stay with natural fibers (cotton, linen, wool). Synthetics trap the heat, and you do not want that at Faire, unless you want to get the attention of that cute EMT in the ambulance.

Start here, for skirt (you'll want to make 2) and chemise patterns
http://www.reddawn.net/costume/patterns.htm
Then here for a bodice pattern
http://www.elizabethancostume.net/kirtlepat/index.html
and voila!
Don't go with the commercial patterns; they won't fit right, and are way more complicated than the more authentic patterns... (I've tried both, the authentic way was much, much easier...)

Or, go here to buy one:
http://www.verymerryseamstress.com/sales.htm

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I'm curious on this, as I went to King Richard's Faire yesterday and bought one because I think they look cool. Just wondering if they have some meaning when worn on the back of your costume.

People in the renaissance wore them as a sign of status because fox hunting was something that the rich did.
As for meaning today, I don't think there is anything. Probably just people being stupid and thinking you were supposed to wear them like you have an actual tail. Who knows?

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For the dress It would be good for it to be under 30 dollars or like 34 dollars

For the Corset 20 dollars or under........... (the corset should be black or simple, it is for a renaissance ball/ festival )

Thank you so much, IT is a easy way to get 10 points

The cheapest way to find a renaissance dress would be on ebay. They'll be expensive in costume shops and the alternative is to make it yourself.

I got a corset for a lingerie party at Hot Topic for $20 but they don't have the kind that will make your waist thinner and bust higher, they're just costume.

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