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Our Best Selling Patterns

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  • Front cover of our sewing pattern RH807, which makes a Colonial man's Georgian waistcoat or vest
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  • A model shows the 16th century German outfit made with our sewing pattern RH502, Landsknecht Wams & Hosen
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  • Front cover for RH801, 1740s Frock Coat sewing pattern
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  • Front cover of our sewing pattern for medieval (15th century) men's doublet & hosen
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  • Front cover for sewing pattern RH205, which makes a 16th century Elizabethan man's doublet
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  • Cover images for 14th Century men's cotehardie, chausses, shirt, braies, and caps sewing patterns included in a package.
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  • Covers for the sewing patterns in the Landsknecht Package, including wams & hosen, waffenrok, and hats and accessories.
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  • Kass models her reconstruction of RH313 - the Moy Gown. A medieval kirtle dress found in an Irish bog.
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  • Front cover for our sewing pattern RH505, 16th century German Accessories
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  • A customer's Colonial waistcoat made with our sewing pattern RH808
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  • Front cover of our sewing pattern for 1930s men's wide trousers or Oxford bags.
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  • Front cover for our sewing pattern RH006, which makes a 15th century men's arming coat or padded jack
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  • Front cover for our medieval sewing pattern RH022, 14th century man's cotehardie
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  • Front cover for our sewing pattern RH811, which helps you make 18th century fly-front breeches
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  • Front cover for our sewing pattern RH206, which helps you make fashionable Elizabethan men's breeches or pumpkin pants
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  • A model shows a complete Renaissance or Elizabethan outfit made from our sewing pattern RH208, Elizabethan Common Woman's outfit
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  • 18th century stays or corset as made by our sewing pattern as worn by a model.
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  • Men's breeches suitable for the 18th century, made from our sewing pattern. Whether you call it Georgian, Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, or whatever, we've got your butt covered.
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  • Front cover of RH104, our pattern for Elizabethan and 17th century men's and ladies' shirts and shifts.
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  • Front cover for our sewing pattern RH024, which makes men's 14th century accessories like shirts, chausses, caps, and braies (underwear)
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  • Front cover of our sewing pattern RH002, 15th century women's kirtle & sleeves
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  • Front cover for our sewing pattern RH601, which helps you make a Tudor lady's gown as worn by Princess Elizabeth in the early 16th century
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  • A model shows the 17th century Polish coat or Zupan made with our sewing pattern RH401
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  • Front cover of our Getting Dressed Guide for 14th Century Men - learn how to dress properly!
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Medieval and Renaissance dress for men and women a specialty. Gowns, doublets, kirtles, cotehardies - we do it all!

We can help because we are you

Reenactors. Vintage dancers. Museum geeks. Historical clothing buffs. Theatre nerds. Costume historians. Since the 1990s, Bob and Kass have been living in historical clothing for fun, for work, for life. We understand what you need from a historical pattern company. And we're here for you.

Renaissance gowns & kirtles. Doublets & Breeches. Elizabethan historical clothing. This is where it all started for RH!

Renaissance

Italian Ren or colourful Landsknechten. English merchants or Flemish peasants. Noble or common. Reconstructing History has the patterns to garb you perfectly historically accurately from the skin out.

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From slips to gowns to sportwsear like riding breeches, plus fours, and Oxford bags, RH has a sewing pattern to help you look your best!

20thc/Vintage

Be the bee's knees! Reconstructing History has the widest selection of sewing patterns from the early 20th century. Suits and dresses. Male and female. Underwear to outerwear. If you want to wear it, we can help you. And if you've never sewn before, we can walk you through it. Just ask!

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Regency

Get your Darcy on! From diaphanous dresses to buttoned up coats. Ball gowns to riding costume. We've got all the patterns for your Jane Austen weekend.

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What our customers are saying

My first time!

This is my first time wearing my very first stays or corset I’ve made, using Reconstructing History’s pattern for 1740s stays! It was much easier than I anticipated! I made some mistakes and learned a lot. This pattern is so easy to interpret, I am very thankful to Kass McGann for creating it!

Becky Bishop, Jacksonville, Alabama, USA

You get so much for your money. And well documented too!

Just ordered all of the sewing patterns that Eva and I will need to hand sew my Rev War Militia kit. Patterns were ordered from Reconstructing History. Eva was impressed with what you get for the money and that everything is highly documented.

Steve Bradney, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Made to Measure Fits Real People

Thank you for providing made to measure patterns. It’s very, very nice to have something custom made for one’s self, that for once your body is not “wrong” and fits decently and “the reveal” of putting on won’t be a huge disappointment or require extensive reworking as is so often the case with ready to wear & standard patterns. Having anyone you know fight body dysmorphia and disappointment due to ill fitting stuff should be enough for anyone to understand it has to change. Thank you for being that change.

Marla Jones, Spokane Valley, Washington, USA