What are popular periods for reenactments where people sew their own costumes?

You can find a reenactment group for just about any time period. I have been personally involved in Medieval, Renaissance and World War II groups. All these groups made garb for there personas.

Also, if you get involved with a group but cannot sew your own clothing there is always someone willing to help and teach. For medieval / renaissance time period try the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronisms) at sca.org/ For world war II era try the Living story regiment at ww2livinghistoryregiment.us/ Also the single action shooting society reenacts the old west of America. They do alot of costuming as well as a lot of target shooting. http://www.sassnet.com.

There are many people who reenact battles of the American Revolution. You can go to these sites for more information on this: brigade.org/ continentalline.org/ britishbrigade.org/ nwta.com.

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