A guide to workable, budget conscious, ready-made garb pieces from Dharma Trading Co for the SCA newbie

All pieces are white, PFD (which means prepared for dyeing) and can be dyed to whatever colours suit your fancy, and you can put on trims if you like. This won't be 'authentic' clothing by any means, but will give you a more medievalish looking place to start from than sweatpants and a tshirt or a Gunnesax prom dress from Goodwill. At worst, you'll have some nice basics that you can use in everyday life if you don't want to play SCA later on, and at best you will have some durable camping garb for setup and takedown, even when you have graduated to something more authentic.

These should be layered for the most period effect. A longsleeve gown under a shortsleeve tunic or sleeveless overdress, is good typical medievalish look for ladies and a tunic over pants or leggings is a good typical medievalish look for men. Look at pictures for more ideas. Older girls should be dressed like ladies and older boys like men, but small children can wear shorter clothes and noone will blink an eye. Older girls can wear veils if they like, but I'd bet they won't want to. :)

If you want to avoid knits (Knits being inauthentic and somewhat obviously so, although knit leggings are worn widely and are comfortable and durable), these are flagged with either 'JERSEY' or 'KNIT'. Items available in plus sizes are marked with a '+', and one size fits all items are marked '1size'.

I don't have any relationship with Dharma Trading Co other than as a satisfied and happy repeat customer. I still buy fabric and ready-made veils from them.

Tunics:

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1454-AA.shtml Hip-length, straight, short-sleeve rayon tunic
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1889-AA.shtml JERSEY knit short-sleeve t-style tunic 1size
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2137-AA.shtml JERSEY knit short-sleeve t-style tunic 1size
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2138-AA.shtml JERSEY knit short-sleeve V-neck t-style tunic 1size
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1873-AA.shtml JERSEY knit short-sleeve V-neck slightly flared tunic 1size

Long tunics/gowns:

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1439-AA.shtml 3/4 sleeve rayon long tunic +
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1832-AA.shtml longsleeve caftan 1size
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1875-AA.shtml oversize t-shirt, passable t-tunic JERSEY +
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/3379-AA.shtml long, short or sleeveless versions. JERSEY +
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/3342-AA.shtml Button front dress, shortsleeve. Add more or remove and sew up button front
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1436-AA.shtml sleeveless mandarin collar dress. Possible underlayer.

Possible long overtunics/overdresses

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1443-AA.shtml Sleeveless rayon dress +
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1457-AA.shtml Sleeveless rayon dress (remove the tie in back) +
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/3453-AA.shtml Button front dress, sleeveless. Add more or remove and sew up button front

Trews/leggings

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1431-AA.shtml Basic straight-leg pants, drawstring. +
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/3357-AA.shtml Basic KNIT drawstring loose pants +
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1851-AA.shtml Good, cheap leggings KNIT +
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/3348-AA.shtml Good, solid stretch leggings KNIT +

Veils:

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2020-AA.shtml Excellent early-period wrap-style veil in cotton
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2102-AA.shtml Excellent early-period wrap-style veil in silk
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1549-AA.shtml Various sizes of cotton scarves, readymade.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1524-AA.shtml light, transparent ready-made silk scarves.

Kid garb (nearly all of this is knit, sorry):

hats:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1774-AA.shtml jester hat. very cute.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1777-AA.shtml 'muffin' hat.

Tunics/dresses:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1560-AA.shtml long-sleeve romper, good cold-weather 'undertunic'
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2167-AA.shtml shortsleeve, short-leg t-suit. 'undertunic' under a sleeveless overtunic.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1532-AA.shtml good baby overtunic.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1643-AA.shtml good later-period baby overtunic

Pants/leggings:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1492-AA.shtml bloomers.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1953-AA.shtml pants
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1555-AA.shtml cotton leggings.

older kid garb:
pants:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1555-AA.shtml cotton leggings.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1499-AA.shtml elastic waist and cuff baggy pull-on pants

tunics/dresses:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2230-AA.shtml basic short t-tunic

Smaller sizes of some of these would work for older/taller girls:
Short tunic:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1454-AA.shtml Hip-length, short-sleeve rayon tunic (this would also work for older boys)

Long tunics/gowns:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1439-AA.shtml 3/4 sleeve rayon long tunic +
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1875-AA.shtml oversize t-shirt, passable t-tunic JERSEY +
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/3379-AA.shtml long, short or sleeveless versions. JERSEY +

Possible long overtunics/overdresses
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1443-AA.shtml Sleeveless rayon dress +
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1457-AA.shtml Sleeveless rayon dress (remove the tie in back) +