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Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C.1860-1940 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.68 — 342 ratings — published 1977
Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C. 1660-1860 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.64 — 507 ratings — published 1972
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 — 473 ratings — published 1985
Corsets and Crinolines (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.21 — 306 ratings — published 1954
Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.20 — 92 ratings — published 1998
English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century: A Comprehensive Guide with 1,117 Illustrations (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.17 — 89 ratings — published 1937
Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.54 — 26 ratings — published 1996
Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.40 — 734 ratings — published 2005
Period Costume for Stage & Screen: Patterns for Womens' Dress, 1800 - 1909 (Hardcover)
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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 — 743 ratings — published 1998
The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.53 — 95 ratings — published 1968
The Victorian Tailor: An Introduction to Period Tailoring (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.24 — 72 ratings — published 2011
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 4.74 — 172 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
Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing sixteenth - century dress (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.46 — 512 ratings — published 2006
The Cut of Men's Clothes: 1600-1900 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.35 — 60 ratings — published 1987
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,217 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
M. de Garsault’s 1767 Art of the Shoemaker: An Annotated Translation (Costume Society of America Series)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2009
Metropolitan Fashions of the 1880s: From the 1885 Butterick Catalog (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.75 — 4 ratings — published 1997
The "Keystone" Jacket and Dress Cutter: An 1895 Guide to Women's Tailoring (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.42 — 38 ratings — published 2006
Russian Elegance: Country & City Fashion from the 15th to the Early 20th Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.32 — 65 ratings — published 2012
Fashion: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute - A History from the 18th to the 20th Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,957 ratings — published 2002
Woven into the Earth: Textile Finds in Norse Greenland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.66 — 79 ratings — published 2003
Madeleine Vionnet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.69 — 75 ratings — published 1998
Modern Pattern Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.50 — 26 ratings — published 1942
59 Authentic Turn-of-the-Century Fashion Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.94 — 53 ratings — published 1995
Women's Wear of the 1930's: With Complete Patterns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.78 — 9 ratings — published 2001
Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns: A Complete Lady's Wardrobe (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.96 — 82 ratings — published 1999
Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,040 ratings — published 2022
American Style and Spirit: The Fashions and Lives of the Roddis Family, 1850-1995 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.71 — 7 ratings — published
Stays and Corsets: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.73 — 41 ratings — published 2015
The Dressmaker's Handbook of Couture Sewing Techniques: Essential Step-by-Step Techniques for Professional Results (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.13 — 275 ratings — published 2010
The Basics of Corset Building: A Handbook for Beginners (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.23 — 235 ratings — published 2005
60 Civil War-Era Fashion Patterns (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.56 — 16 ratings — published 2007
Men's Clothing & Fabrics in the 1890s (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 1998
Dating Fabrics: A Color Guide 1800-1960 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.44 — 79 ratings — published 1998
The Corset: A Cultural History (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.15 — 500 ratings — published 2001
Shoes, Hats and Fashion Accessories: A Pictorial Archive, 1850-1940 (Dover Pictorial Archive)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.68 — 28 ratings — published 1998
The History of Underclothes (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.78 — 331 ratings — published 1979
Who Wore What?: Women's Wear 1861-1865 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.38 — 80 ratings — published 1995
Victorian and Edwardian Fashions for Women 1840 to 1919 (A Schiffer Book for Collectors With Value Guide)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.66 — 29 ratings — published 1995
From the Neck Up: An Illustrated Guide to Hatmaking (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.45 — 73 ratings — published 1981
Reconstruction Era Fashions: 350 Sewing, Needlework, and Millinery Patterns 1867-1868 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 3.87 — 15 ratings — published 2001
The Victorian Dressmaker: Making Victorian Clothes for Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as historical-sewing)
avg rating 4.80 — 25 ratings — published 2018
Nineteenth-Century Women's Fashion (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published
