You will find many items throughout our catalog that are timeless regalia,
leather goods to dress out any historical reenactment costume.
We have useful items, fun regalia and trading stock,
gifts for fur traders, black powder, rendezvous, and
living history enthusiasts, buckskinning buckskinners, and Renaissance Festival participants.
Always handmade, always sturdy, always affordable,
and always fun!
PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO EXPLORE OUR CATALOG
ART TO WEAR AND ART TO USE -- NOW OR...GO BACK IN TIME
Use Links Above
neokistomi.com An online gallery of beautiful beadwork on leather by two sisters that work in the Blackfeet tradition - possibles bags and mirror pouches. Over 100 beads per square inch.
jelldragon.com Beautiful traditional leather work by genuine artisans/reenactors in the United Kingdom! There is a lot to learn at this well done site. In the Jelling Dragon online re-enactment store you can buy battle ready weapons, costume accessories, living history supplies and museum replicas from Roman, Viking and Medieval times. Includes U.S. prices.
Kakwa Saskatchewan partners of Ojibwa descent have an excellent reputation for quality and authenticity. They create reasonably priced historic replicas of tools, clothing, games, accessories, and decorative art. Their site is a good historical resource plus useful links.
Wetzel Canoes Check out this "up north" Minnesota artisan's amazing work. Traditional birch bark canoes. Very informative one page site.
Wild RoseTrading Co. This site presents (and sells) a terrific gallery of museum quality, historically accurate Old West replicas. They make beautifully tooled holsters, pouches, and some amazing beadwork pieces. A viewing pleasure.
chisholmstrailleather.com Even if you are not a wild west aficionado, you must take a look at Chisholm Trail Leather. Their authentic looking holsters, cartridge belts, and ammo pouches are museum quality, and have been used in several western theme movies. Still very reasonably priced for such craftsmanship and despite such fame.
Myrtle's Caribou Hair Sculpture A Metis art is taken beyond the traditional. View and purchase amazing dimensional wildlife and native scenes. Wonderfully detailed tufted shadow box sculpture made with caribou hair.
Shinin' Times Powderhorns This exacting scrimshaw artisan and buckskin reenactor/emulator follows the old ways to produce heirloom quality powderhorns. View and purchase prize-winning art. Custom work available.
Donelson Custom Muzzleloaders John Donelson designs and builds custom black powder rifles, smoothbores, pistols, hand-forged knives, hawks, and tools needed by buckskinners, reenactors, shooting enthusiasts, and collectors. Also has some ready-made pieces for sale.
Indian Trade Silver Silver artisan Doug Pyron designs and manufactures beautiful pieces based on items of trade dating back to the 1700's. His site is informative and his wearable art will dress out an historic costume accurately plus enhance daily modern duds.
The Targeman Visit this informative site to read about and see traditional Scottish Highlander targes by John Stewart. These custom leather targes are hand crafted to look like the shields of days long ago - carved with Celtic designs and studded with old-looking metals.
KEEPING TRADITIONS ALIVE
LINKS TO WONDERFUL ARTISAN CREATIONS
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Here is Our Short List of Very Good Living History Sites
These are a few sites that we have come across and find to be excitingly interesting.
If you like the sites that you find listed on this page, then bookmark them so you have them in your favorites list to visit again, and don't forget to tell a friend.
History Reenactors
Wear Oh!Boyd Art
Rendezvous regalia
Buckskinning buckskinner fun gifts
Renaissance Wearables, black powder bullet bags,
medicine and possibles bags
Items to stock for trade and barter.
Quality items that are not just for costume --
traditional, timeless, and well-constructed for everyday use.
World Ride Follow and interact with CuChullaine and Basha O’Reilly on the first continuous, around-the-world equestrian expedition - a journey that will cover 12,000 miles, cross eleven countries, and last for two years. (They will be also be collecting horse hair for DNA records/study along the way.) Wonderful geography and history site with links to more and more information. Not just for horse lovers.
Taos Woodworking Taos, New Mexico carpintero/woodworker/furniture maker Roberto Lavadie has been designing, crafting and carving in the Mexican and Southwest tradition for over 30 years. You will be amazed at the intricate beauty of his furniture, doors, accent pieces, and breath-taking altars. Museum quality.
If you have a site or know of one that should be included here on our History Reenactors Page, just let us know. We would be happy to take a look and post a review.
-- Mary
P.S. Don't Forget to Explore our Oh!Boyd site!