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The Lady’s Stratagem: A Repository
of 1820s Directions for the Toilet, Mantua-Making, Stay-Making, Millinery &
Etiquette
Includes entire manuals and substantial chapters on dressmaking, corset making,
alterations, millinery, knitting, haberdashery, hairdressing, cosmetics, hygiene,
wardrobe planning, laundry, and many other subjects, here translated
into English for the first time. Suitable for the Extended Regency Period,
the American Federal Period, the Fur Trade Era, Colonial Canada,
and the Bourbon Restoration. Whether you are a reenactor, theatrical
costumer, or historical novelist, this book contains unique practical and research
information.
After a Fashion: How to Reproduce, Restore, and
Wear Vintage Styles
Second Edition!
How to make men’s and women’s historic clothing from Middle Ages to
Art Deco. In addition to sewing techniques, this book gives instructions
for pattern drafting and alterations. It also gives detailed instructions on
buying, restoring, and altering men’s and women’s vintage clothing.
Reconstruction Era Fashions: 350
Sewing, Needlework, and Millinery Patterns 1867–1868
Women’s clothing and needlework patterns. Suitable for Dickens
fairs; Old West/Wild West events; sidesaddle riding; Victorian dances, weddings,
and teas; and historic house tours. Useful to American Civil
War reenactors who want an in-depth knowledge of the era's fashions, sewing
techniques, and needlework techniques. Of how these changed two to three
years after the war, and how they remained the same
Fashions
of the Gilded Age, Volume 2: Evening, Bridal, Sports, Outerwear, Accessories,
and Dressmaking 1877–1882
Contains 184 sewing, needlework, and millinery patterns. Includes
an illustrated 87-page manual on 1870s and 1880s dressmaking, tailoring,
corset making, and millinery techniques.
The Voice of Fashion: 79 Turn-of-the-Century
Patterns with Instructions and Fashion Plates
Patterns for women’s styles from 1900 through 1906. Suitable for Edwardian
garden parties, teas, and weddings; ragtime dances; historic house tours;
Sherlock Holmes events; and productions of plays by Checkov and Shaw.
The Edwardian Modiste: 85 Authentic Patterns
with Instructions, Fashion Plates, and Period Sewing Techniques
Patterns for women’s styles
from 1905 through 1909. Includes edited selections from
a 1907 dressmaking manual. Suitable for Edwardian
garden parties, teas, and weddings; ragtime dances; vintage auto events;
historic house tours; and productions of plays by Shaw.
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