Thanks. This is looked into. However, as a matter fact, we have a theater/opera costume designer¹ among our acqaintances, and she is eager to provide patterns and simple instructions for historical dresses. In any case, it is useful to use other pattern sources as well.
Indeed. Cast the net as wides as possible! I have used accurate historical patterns drafted from extant garments in museums like the Victoria & Albert to make modern clothing like bridal outfits, as well as actual re-enactment stuff that needs to be as accurate at possible (within budget constraints! NO-ONE can afford me to sew their complete set of Elizabethan court clothing from the skin out by hand! I can certainly do it, but it would cost half a new car in basic seaming, before we got to the fabric, embroidery, and other embellishments!).
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