Author: Wolf ZerkowskiPublisher:
ISBN: 9783938922156
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Author: Stefan von der Heide
Author: Carola AdlerThe Illustrated Hassle-Free Make Your Own Clothes Book
Author: Joan Wiener BordowPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628731257
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Here is the straight-up dope on how to make your own clothing. With or without patterns, machines, or fancy materials—anyone can do it! Got some old clothes that you love and that fit well? Use them as patterns for new ones. Want something new and spectacular, something that fits right along where your head is moving? Cut up, remodel, add on, and let your old stuff evolve! Readers will embrace the step-by-step illustrations, clear and encouraging prose, and timeless collection of clothes—from skirts and pants to dresses, a waistcoat, and even a teeny-weeny bikini. The Illustrated Hassle-Free Make Your Own Clothes Book promises to be both an indispensable resource and a much-noticed collectible on every hipster’s bookshelf.
Medieval Garments Reconstructed
Author: Lilli FransenPublisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag
ISBN: 8779349013
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
This volume begins with a short introduction by Else Ostergard to the amazing finds of garments from the Norse settlement of Herjolfnes in Greenland. It then features chapters on technique - production of the thread, dyeing, weaving techniques, cutting and sewing - by Anna Norgard. Also included are measurements and drawings of garments, hoods, and stockings, with sewing instructions, by Lilli Fransen. A practical guide to making your own Norse garment!
Author: Sarah ThursfieldHistoric Costumes and How to Make Them
Author: Mary FernaldPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486449068
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Practical, informative guidebook shows how to create everything from short tunics worn by Saxon men in the fifth century to a lady's bustle dress of the late 1800s. 81 illustrations.
Medieval Costume and How to Recreate It
Author: Dorothy HartleyPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486134326
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
This unique reference classifies the clothes and accessories of the 12th through 15th centuries along social lines. Garments of every type from the wardrobes of peasants and nobility appear in over 200 period illustrations and patterns.
Author: Tom TierneyMedieval Tailor's Assistant
Author: Sarah ThursfieldPublisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847978355
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
The Medieval Tailor's Assistant is the standard work for both amateurs and professionals wishing to re-create the clothing of the Medieval era for historical interpretation or drama. This new edition extends its range with details of fitting different figures and many more patterns for main garments and accessories from 1100 to 1480. It includes simple instructions for plain garments, as well as more complex patterns and adaptations for experienced sewers. Advice on planning outfits and materials to use is given along with a range of projects and alternative designs, from undergarments to outer wear. Early and later tailoring methods are also covered within the period. There are clear line drawings, pattern diagrams and layouts and over eighty full-colour photographs that show the garments as working outfits. The garments are presented with brief notes on their historical background in three mainlayers, underwear, main garments and outer garments for men, women and children. There is a section on 'How to use the book' with detailed instructions on techniques, planning, materials and, in particular, cutting methods from 1100. In this new edition there are over 400 line illustrations and a further 80 colour photographs as well as patterns for 151 garments and accessories.
