Making Vintage 1920s Clothes for Women

Making Vintage 1920s Clothes for Women
Author: Suzanne Rowland
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2017-09-14
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1785003402

The 'roaring twenties' were exciting years for women's fashion. The iconic image is of the young 'flapper' dancing the night away in a sparkling dress with fringes and tassels moving to the beat of the Jazz age. But, for all women in the post-war years of the 1920s, there was a new freedom in fashion as hemlines lifted and waistlines dropped. The simplified silhouette caused a boom in home dressmaking as women with basic sewing skills used tissue paper patterns to run up a new frock in the latest style. This practical book explains the background to these years and the trends in women's fashion, before introducing a range of garments that women would typically have worn. Suzanne Rowland gives a unique and detailed account of how to make vintage 1920s clothes for women based on the dress collections at the Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove, and Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. Fifteen detailed projects for garments and accessories include a pair of fashionably daring beach pyjamas, the wedding dress of a bride from East Sussex, and a simple striped frock suitable for wearing at a British seaside resort. Each project includes a detailed description of the original garment with an accompanying illustration alongside photographs of the original pieces. Scaled patterns are included with a list of materials and equipment required. Step-by-step instructions and close-up photographs are given for each stage of the making process with information about the original techniques used. Superbly illustrated with 314 close-up colour photographs.

First Steps in Dressmaking

First Steps in Dressmaking
Author: Anon
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2020-07-14
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1528763602

Detailing traditional methods for simple garment making, this classic tailoring guide explores essential stitches and seams every dressmaker must know. First published in the early 1940s, First Steps In Dressmaking is the perfect reference point for beginners and seasoned tailors alike. Revealing the traditional methods of past decades, this facsimile volume features the original diagrams and illustrations alongside exhaustive instructions in pattern design and garment making that have guided generations of dressmakers. From basic stitches to intricate seams, the book covers every aspect of creating beautifully tailored garments, providing step-by-step guidance and practical tips. Whether you are embarking on your first sewing project or looking to refine your tailoring skills, First Steps In Dressmaking is an essential addition to your library. This enduring guide not only preserves the rich heritage of traditional dressmaking but also inspires creativity and craftsmanship in today’s aspiring tailors.

Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series

Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Total Pages: 2338
Release: 1935
Genre: American literature
ISBN:

Includes Part 1, Books, Group 1, Nos. 1-155 (March - December, 1934)

Cutting for All!

Cutting for All!
Author: Kevin L. Seligman
Publisher: SIU Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1996
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780809320066

Containing 2,729 entries, Kevin L. Seligman’s bibliography concentrates on books, manuals, journals, and catalogs covering a wide range of sartorial approaches over nearly five hundred years. After a historical overview, Seligman approaches his subject chronologically, listing items by century through 1799, then by decade. In this section, he deals with works on flat patterning, draping, grading, and tailoring techniques as well as on such related topics as accessories, armor, civil costumes, clerical costumes, dressmakers’ systems, fur, gloves, leather, military uniforms, and undergarments. Seligman then devotes a section to those American and English journals published for the professional tailor and dressmaker. Here, too, he includes the related areas of fur and undergarments. A section devoted to journal articles features selected articles from costume- and noncostumerelated professional journals and periodicals. The author breaks these articles down into three categories: American, English, and other. Seligman then devotes separate sections to other related areas, providing alphabetical listings of books and professional journals for costume and dance, dolls, folk and national dress, footwear, millinery, and wigmaking and hair. A section devoted to commercial pattern companies, periodicals, and catalogs is followed by an appendix covering pattern companies, publishers, and publications. In addition to full bibliographic notation, Seligman provides a library call number and library location if that information is available. The majority of the listings are annotated. Each listing is coded for identification and cross-referencing. An author index, a title index, a subject index, and a chronological index will guide readers to the material they want. Seligman’s historical review of the development of publications on the sartorial arts, professional journals, and the commercial paper pattern industry puts the bibliographical material into context. An appendix provides a cross-reference guide for research on American and English pattern companies, publishers, and publications. Given the size and scope of the bibliography, there is no other reference work even remotely like it.