Sign in with Facebook
Historical Sewing Books
Showing 1-50 of 98
Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C.1860-1940 (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.68 — 341 ratings — published 1977
Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C. 1660-1860 (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.64 — 502 ratings — published 1972
Corsets and Crinolines (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.20 — 305 ratings — published 1954
Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.20 — 90 ratings — published 1998
English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century: A Comprehensive Guide with 1,117 Illustrations (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 3 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.17 — 89 ratings — published 1937
Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.40 — 732 ratings — published 2005
The Victorian Tailor: An Introduction to Period Tailoring (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.24 — 71 ratings — published 2011
Patterns of Fashion 3: The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women, C.1560-1620 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.59 — 469 ratings — published 1985
Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing sixteenth - century dress (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.46 — 506 ratings — published 2006
Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns: A Complete Lady's Wardrobe (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.96 — 83 ratings — published 1999
Stays and Corsets: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.73 — 41 ratings — published 2015
The Basics of Corset Building: A Handbook for Beginners (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.22 — 236 ratings — published 2005
60 Civil War-Era Fashion Patterns (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.56 — 16 ratings — published 2007
The History of Underclothes (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.78 — 325 ratings — published 1979
The Victorian Dressmaker: Making Victorian Clothes for Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.80 — 25 ratings — published 2018
Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.54 — 26 ratings — published 1996
Period Costume for Stage & Screen: Patterns for Womens' Dress, 1800 - 1909 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.56 — 54 ratings — published
Period Costume for Stage and Screen: Dominos, Dolmans, Coats, Pelisses, Spencers, Calashes, Hoods & Bonnets (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.40 — 15 ratings — published 2003
Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.37 — 742 ratings — published 1998
The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.52 — 94 ratings — published 1968
Patterns of Fashion 4: The Cut and Construction of Linen Shirts, Smocks, Neckwear, Headwear and Accessories for Men and Women C. 1540-1660 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.75 — 171 ratings — published 2008
Medieval Tailor's Assistant: Making Common Garments 1200-1500 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.27 — 227 ratings — published 2001
The Cut of Men's Clothes: 1600-1900 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.35 — 60 ratings — published 1987
British Costume from Earliest Times to 1820 (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.50 — 12 ratings — published 2001
Bound & Determined: A Visual History of Corsets, 1850-1960 (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 2.80 — 5 ratings — published 2011
Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.67 — 146 ratings — published 1996
Medieval Tailor's Assistant: Common Garments 1100-1480 (Revised and Expanded)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.60 — 88 ratings — published 2015
The Voice of Fashion: 79 Turn-of-the-Century Patterns with Instructions and Fashion Plates (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.25 — 24 ratings — published 1998
Historic Costumes and How to Make Them (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.75 — 122 ratings — published 1937
A History of Costume (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.86 — 216 ratings — published 1946
Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.40 — 15 ratings — published 2013
Corsets: Historical Patterns and Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.25 — 142 ratings — published 2007
Making Late Medieval Menswear (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
Stays and Corsets Volume 2: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.73 — 11 ratings — published
Making Victorian Costumes for Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.45 — 20 ratings — published
The Corset and the Crinoline: An Illustrated History (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.48 — 21 ratings — published 2007
The Pattern Making Primer: All You Need to Know About Designing, Adapting, and Customizing Sewing Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.82 — 85 ratings — published 2012
Masterpieces of Women's Costume of the 18th and 19th Centuries (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.62 — 13 ratings — published 2001
Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.05 — 459 ratings — published 1963
80 Godey's Full-Color Fashion Plates, 1838-1880 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.41 — 17 ratings — published 1998
The Edwardian Modiste: 85 Authentic Patterns With Instructions, Fashion Plates, and Period Sewing Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.86 — 35 ratings — published 1997
Below the Waist: Pads, Hoops, Crinolines and Bustles (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
Medieval Costume and How to Recreate It (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.58 — 117 ratings — published 2003
Corset Cutting & Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published
Victorian Fashions: A Pictorial Archive, 965 Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archive)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.07 — 69 ratings — published 1998
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,847 ratings — published 2020
Haslam System of Dresscutting (Book of Draftings No. 21) -- Vintage Pattern Making for 1950s Fashion
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
Haslam System of Dresscutting -- Vintage Pattern Making for 1950s Fashions (Spring and Summer -- Bo (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2010
Haslam System of Dresscutting -- Vintage Pattern Making for 1930s Fashions (Book of Draftings No. 7)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2010
Wearable Prints, 1760-1860: History, Materials, and Mechanics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.69 — 13 ratings — published 2012
