Hello Hecate, I take it that was you brining Sarah much needed tea while I was there.
I can recomend the training courses that Sarah runs. KIBS have actually made it an anual event, we find it so valuable and such fun. They're not cheap, but well worth it. Just remember TAKE LOTS OF NOTES.
We normally get ten or so of us togeather in one of the larger member's houses (the house is large, not the member

).
You get to handle reproduction fabrics so that you've an idea of what you're looking for, you get an introduction to the costume history of your period and advice on implementing your costume. Take your books along and read them before you go, so you've got the ideas clear in your mind.
The hard part is trying to get all the new garments sewn in time for the next season...
