Fashions in the Era of Jane Austen

Author: Jody Gayle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988400122
Category : Costume
Languages : en
Pages : 376

Book Description
What gown would you have worn to be the belle of the ball in April 1811? Choose any month in any year between 1809 and 1820 and find the most fashionable attire in England. Fashions in the Era of Jane Austen is a comprehensive pictorial guide of ladies' fashions collected from one of the most influential periodicals of Austen's lifetime - Ackermann's Repository of Arts. Ackermann's Repository was published in London over two hundred years ago and it provided ladies with monthly etchings of exquisite hand-painted plates featuring the latest fashions. Discover splendid illustrations of morning, evening, riding, and walking dresses with their coordinated accessories: hats, shoes, scarves, jewelry, parasols and more. The book contains more than 275 exquisite illustrations which are accompanied by the original descriptions, as published more than two hundred years ago. Fashions in the Era of Jane Austen covers twelve years of fashion in the Georgian and Regency periods (1809-1820). Costume designers, researchers, authors, and fashion lovers will all treasure these authentic examples of fashionable dress in the era of Jane Austen. * This book is best viewed in the paperback version and includes a full color illustration on nearly every page. The physical book price is set by CreateSpace, a company of Amazon.com approx. pages: 325 word count: 52,217

The Best Of Jane Austen Knits

Author: Amy Clarke Moore
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620338831
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 389

Book Description
What would Jane Austen knit? Enter the world of Jane Austen through timeless knitting patterns inspired by the places and characters in her beloved novels. Designers including Susanna IC, Vicki Square, Annie Modesitt, Heather Zoppetti, Karen Joan Raz, and Kathleen Dames have translated their love for Jane Austen's novels into a stunning tribute to the beloved author. The gorgeously evocative pieces include cardigans, knitted shawls, bags and other accessories, and knitted projects for men and children. While the knitting projects are inspired by the fashions of the regency era, they are every bit as relevant today. Knitters obsessed with Jane Austen as well as stitchers just looking for wonderfully appealing projects will fall in love with the beautiful knitting designs. Essays on fascinating aspects of Austen's life and the regency era round out this inspiring collection. Topics include the places where Austen lived, knitting in Regency England, the yarns available to Austen and her contemporaries, and dressmaking during the time period.

Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen

Author: Sarah Jane Downing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747809429
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
The broader Regency period 1795 to 1820, stands alone as an incredible moment in fashion history, unlike anything that went before it. For the first time England became a fashion influence, especially for menswear, and became the toast of Paris, as court dress became secondary to the season-by-season flux of fashion as we know it today. Sarah Jane Downing explores the fashion revolution and the innovation that inspired a flood of fashions taking influence from far afield. It was an era of contradiction immortalised by Jane Austen, who adeptly used the new-found diversity of fashion to enliven her characters: Wickham's military splendour; Mr Darcy's understated elegance; and Miss Tilney's romantic fixation with white muslin.

Early American Embroidery Designs

Author: Elizabeth M. Townshend
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486249468
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
This rare treasury of original embroidery designs dates from early days of the Republic. Nearly 200 beautiful and functional floral, vine, and basket motifs are featured in repeat patterns, spot designs, and more. While most of the patterns were probably intended for use with silk threads, several are particularly effective worked in wool.

Jane Austen's Sewing Box

Author: Jennifer Forest
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781741963748
Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Jane Austen's Sewing Box features stories based on Jane Austen's novels along with illustrated step-by-step instructions for eighteen craft projects to inspire and transport readers back to the Regency period.

Needlework Designs for Miniature Projects

Author: Eileen Folk
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486246604
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
This all-original guide features over 60 charted designs that miniature enthusiasts and needleworkers can create at a fraction of store prices. It's easy to enhance dollhouses and any other miniature setting with rugs, pillows, quilts, bedspreads, upholstery, napkins, window treatments, chair cushions, and more. Includes complete instructions, 64 charts, and a metric conversion chart.

Royal School of Needlework Embroidery Techniques

Author: Sally Saunders
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
ISBN: 9780713484014
Category : Embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
An introduction to the most popular hand embroidery techniques. Provides information on setting up pieces of embroidery, such as selecting the design, fabric and threads. Features 16 projects with step-by-step instructions which provide a range of designs from contemporary to historical. Each project is illustrated.

Jane Austen Quilts Inspired by Her Novels

Author: Karen Gloeggler
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
ISBN: 9781604601039
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Quilting inspiration from the only quilt Jane Austen made and her six novels. Austen fan and quilter Karen Gloeggler went as far as England to see the only quilt known to have been made by Austen. She recreated Jane's quilt, and then created a quilt design representing each of Jane's six published novels resulting in 11 pieced quilts"--

Celtic Charted Designs

Author: Co Spinhoven
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157199
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
Over 300 lovely designs from Book of Kells, Tara Brooch, and other authentic Celtic sources: spiral work, knot work, biomorphic patterns, more.

18th Century Embroidery Techniques

Author: Gail Marsh
Publisher: GMC Publications
ISBN: 9781861088086
Category : Embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Brimming with intricate drawings, color photos, and excerpts from 18th-century writings, this enthralling book is your passport to a bygone age. Fashion and textiles lecturer Gail Marsh offers insights into the lives of 18th-century embroiderers; their equipment, stitches, and threads; and techniques such as working with metal thread and spangles, silk embroidery, tambour, and the forgotten arts of Hollie Point and knotting. A must-have for historical costume creators, collectors, and needlework enthusiasts.