![]() But as I explained this is as if someone were to buy from the sutlers as many of us do. There are hundreds of other fabric stores and locations where you could come by 100% natural material and it might make the final price cheaper. We just know that its going to be of good quality and in our best interest to purchase from friends and support small business owners. ![]() Of course you don’t have to go to the sutler stores, to buy your material. If you reenact all year round your wardrobe might look something like this…Īs a disclaimer: I wanted to note that my math may not be right as I get easily confused by numbers, so forgive any mistakes that you may find. The first part of the spreadsheet is the wardrobe. I calculated how much it would cost with and with out the pattern provided we, being “veterans”, were sharing our resources with new followers. I wanted a wide range of options, but I wasn’t necessarily looking for the cheapest option… However, since I am only about five feet tall my material cost will vary from someone who is of average height. I started to break my wardrobe down by clothing item, and then broke it down even more by pattern, material type, the yards, and the vendor where the materials came from. Granted when I wasn’t the best at sewing, I had a lot of help from my boyfriend who spent hours sewing my gown that feels too nice to wear to get dirty… I haven’t really spent the time to add in a labor wage to my budget yet, as it wouldn’t be a fair judge of cost since I haven’t had the experience of making a clothing item for someone else on the clock yet. ![]() This means my stitching is painstakingly slow. Like Kirsten, I tend to hand sew everything, mostly because I’m not comfortable using a sewing machine. I’m sure we would all want to build a complete wardrobe from shift to cloak, but there just isn’t enough time in the day. I wanted to note that my estimated budget is based on how much I’ve spent over the course of my seven years reenacting (not including off-the-rack purchases from CW when I first started), and even now, as a particularly slow hand sewer, my wardrobe is not yet complete… It is exciting to think about the pretty outfit we could have for the next event, if we had our way. After having several conversations with the 17th central command, and new followers who are cost conscious, something like this might be useful information. This information as it turns out seems to be somewhat of a hot topic for new comers who are actually starting out from scratch. Endview Plantation, Yorktown, Virginia 2016 It does cost money and time if you want to do it right. Clayton made an important point when he noted that you must spend money to be apart of this hobby. But we do love what we do and we love the people we do it with. Reenacting is a volunteer based hobby, and we wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t want to be here and we weren’t having much fun. ![]() …you can’t just show up with $5 and a “winning attitude.” If one follower / civilian were to purchase everything from the patterns to the fabric and notions from our sutler friends that we frequently recommend purchasing from… how much would everything cost in total? Clayton of the modernreenactor blog noted on One of the most popular questions for gents joining the 17th is how much does it cost to make an entire uniform? I was curious to know how much it would cost if one were to make an entire women’s wardrobe from scratch using the materials and resources that we can find online and at sutler fairs. Last year around this time, one of our good friends, Kirsten over at Kitt圜alash, wrote a short article about how much it may cost to make a whole suit for a gentleman of 16 to join in a battle.
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