There are a number of books dealing with the Schwalm costumes. The scholarly texts are usually written in German, but there are some picture books and books with English text.
I include all here.
A scholarly approach is found in
- Ingo Gabor
- Die Schwälmer Tracht
- Historische Entwicklung und soziale Bedeutung
- Schriftenreihe der C.H.Schmitt Stiftung
- Band 2
- 2008
- ISBN 978-3-00-027137-3
In its many pictures, one can admire the Schwalm costumes in the book of
- Heinz Rübeling/Heinz Metz/Dirk Ordemann
- Die Schwälmer Tracht
- Verlag Dirk Ordemann, Ziegenhain
- 1988
- ISBN 3-9802008-0-9
- also with text in English as:
- Little Red Riding Hood
- The History of the Traditional Costumes of the Schwalm
Studies on the surviving regional clothing of the Schwalm are found in
- Brunhilde Miehe
- Der Tracht treu geblieben Bd. 3
- Studien zum regionalen Kleidungsverhalten in der Schwalm
- Eigenverlag 2004
- ISBN 3-9801197-5-0
An overview of the many different forms of the Schwalm costumes, including lots of pleasant details worth knowing such as the “Schappel” (hairdressing and application of the headdress of a bride) or the manufacture of buttons, can be found in the booklet of
- Erika Decker
- Die Schwälmer Tracht
- von der Wiege bis zur Bahre
- originalgetreu nachgearbeitet und beschrieben an 52 Puppen
- Begleitheft für die Puppenausstellung im Schwälmer Dorfmuseum Holzburg
- Eigenverlag 2011
Interesting insights – but in black and white – can be found in the book
- August Gandert/Brunhilde Miehe
- Handwerk und Volksskunst in der Schwalm
- Schwälmer Heimatbund 1983
Also, there are many interesting articles in the yearbooks of the “Schwälmer Heimatbund” – from 1971 to today – that deal with the costumes.
Dealing especially with the dyed to blue costume parts and the bobbin lace commonly used in the Schwalm, is the trilingual book
- Marianne Stang/Anneliese Wienands/ Elda Gantner/Meike Gehrmann
- Kostbarkeiten in Blau
- Masterpieces in blue
- Le bleu à l´honneur
- OIDFA
- ISBN 3-923219-19-9
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