Site Map
Welcome to the site map for The Curious Frau. I've recently done a little reorganization and moved some items around. So if you were expecting another page and ended up here instead, look to the list below to find the page you were looking for.
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Articles
- Building a research library on the topic of 16th century Germany
- Book Reviews for 2007
- Deciphering Juan de Alcega's Tailor's Pattern book of 1589
- Introduction to 16th century German Costuming
- Timeline of Events and Fashions in the Germanic Lands 15th and 16th centuries
- The wulsthaube and the steuchlein
- Glossary of German Costuming Terms
- Linings in Patterns of Fashion
- Extant German Renaissance Clothing on the web
- Good Ale, Food, Friends..... And a chance to get out of Purgatory. Religious Guilds in Medieval England
Art Research
- The Schlappe, Burgher and Landsknecht styles
- Jewelry and other Pretty Shiny Things
- Bags and Purses in 16th century Germany
- Kampfrauen Images, Part One: Encampment and Wagon Train
- Kampfrauen Images, Part Two: Couples
- Shoes in 16th century Germany
- Guide to REALonline
- Guide to Bildindex
- Favorite Online Art Research Sites
How To's & Tutorials
- Drafting Basic Body Blocks - The Back
- Drafting Basic Body Blocks - The Front
- Drafting Basic Body Blocks - The Fitted Back
- Drafting Basic Body Blocks - The Fitted Front
- Drafting Basic Sleeves
- Recreating the Gagiana Barett - Knitting Pattern For a Barrett or Flat Cap
- How to Make Beautiful Eyelets
Diaries
- Landsknecht Schlappe, 1520-1530's
- A German Horse Barding circa 1537
- Dress based on pattern from Alcega 59a
- Recreation of a hat from the shipwreck Gagiana
- My first Steuchlein and Wulsthaube - with detailed instructions
- The dress from the Tailor's Book from Enns
- The Orange and Black dress from Augsburg
- A Stutzrock or Farthingale, from Alcega
- Corded Corset
- A Tale of Two Hemds (Smocks)
Gluten-free recipes
- Holy Grail Gluten-free Flour Mix
- Carrot Cake
- Mom's Prize Winning Cornbread
- Fantastic Dinner Rolls
- Beef Rolls
- Broiled Chicken
- Wicks' Family Recipe for Fried Chicken
- Marion's Quiche
- Oven Roasted Potatoes and Carrots
- Simply Delicious Salmon
- Smoked Salmon Chowder
- Oxymeli - A recipe from Pilney the Elder, very good on a hot day
- ( A krapfen)- An apple and nut tart
- 61 To make a pastry dough for all shaped pies
- 66 A game pie
- 73 A pear tart
- 132 A cinnamon tart
- 151 To bake good Lebkuchen (honey and spice cookies)
- 188 To make a date tart