From Thimble to Gown;

From Thimble to Gown;

Author: Ethel Van Gilder

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781013423864

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From Thimble to Gown

From Thimble to Gown

Author: Ethel Van Gilder

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-11-08

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9781397183705

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Excerpt from From Thimble to Gown: A Manual of Sewing From thimble To gown, with its copious illustrations and practical suggestions, is intended to instruct the pupil in simple, accurate methods of sewing. Its purpose is to explain in plain words the best ways to do the sewing that falls to the lot of the average girl, wife, or mother. The lessons which it offers pro vide a foundation of professional needlecraft for the few who choose that calling; and for the many who will do all or part of their home needlework, it gives directions and suggestions of inestimable value. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Thimbles and Threads

Thimbles and Threads

Author: Mary Davis

Publisher: Barbour Publishing

Published: 2019-07-01

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1643520539

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Love Stitched into Four Women’s Lives Enjoy four historical romances that celebrate the arts of sewing and quilting. When four women put needle and thread to fabric, will their talents lead to love? Bygones by Mary Davis Texas, 1884 Drawn to the new orphan boy in town, Tilly Rockford soon became the unfortunate victim of a lot of Orion Dunbar’s mischievous deeds in school. Can Tilly figure out how to truly forgive the one who made her childhood unbearable? Now she doesn’t even know she holds his heart. Can this deviant orphan-train boy turned man make up for the misdeeds of his youth and win Tilly’s heart before another man steals her away? The Bridal Shop by Grace Hitchcock Charleston, South Carolina, June 1886 Alice Turner, the owner of one of Charleston’s finest bridal shops, is determined never to be dependent on a man for anything after the disgrace of her father’s prison time. When her best friend requests Alice to be her maid of honor, she reluctantly sets aside her feelings on marriage and dons a stylish bridesmaid’s gown, never intending to catch the eye of the handsome groomsman. Will he be able to convince her to open her heart again and finish the quilt once intended for her father? Mending Sarah’s Heart by Suzanne Norquist Rockledge, Colorado, 1884 Sarah doesn’t need anyone, especially her dead husband’s partner. With four brothers to mentor her boys and income as a seamstress, she seeks a quiet life. If only the Emporium of Fashion would stop stealing her customers and the local hoodlums would leave her sons alone. When she rejects her husband’s share of the mine, his partner Jack seeks to serve her through other means. But will his efforts only push her further away? Binding Up Wounds by Liz Tolsma Regent, Wisconsin, 1865 Melissa Bainbridge is a quirky designer of rag dolls who raises raccoons and never really fit into the small farming town. When Lance Witherspoon arrives in town to thank her for the Sanitary Commission quilt she made that saved his life, she is shocked to learn Lance is a Confederate. Can she and Lance confront the town’s prejudices – along with their own?


The Merchant of Marvels

The Merchant of Marvels

Author: Frederic Clement

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2001-10

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9780811832946

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Frederick the peddler of dreams searches for the perfect gift for his friend Alice, the merchant of marvels, and finally finds the best thing that he could ever give her.


Fashion Illustration for Designers

Fashion Illustration for Designers

Author: Kathryn Hagen

Publisher: Waveland Press

Published: 2017-05-03

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 1478635568

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Fashion design begins in the designer’s creative mind, and drawing is the crucial next step to communicating creative ideas to others to bring those ideas to reality. Clear, expressive drawings engage and bring together people in patternmaking, production, marketing, and all other facets of the fashion business, ensuring that everyone shares the same vision that originates with the designer. Kathryn Hagen brings decades of experience teaching design students how best to translate their ideas into drawings. She opens with basic drawing skills using both hand tools and computer techniques before moving on to applying those skills to both the human figure and the specifics of various types of clothing. Throughout the book she exposes designers to myriad techniques and styles, encouraging each individual to discover what works best for him or her. Each chapter ends with practice exercises as well as visual references to review and reinforce material learned in the chapter lessons. Videos demonstrating hands-on examples can be viewed at waveland.com/Hagen, with emphasis on distressed fabrics and novelty treatments. 84 pages of color present a wide variety of rendering techniques.


Victorian Fashions

Victorian Fashions

Author: Carol Belanger Grafton

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 0486402215

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Panoramic display of evolving styles ranges from hoop-skirted gowns of the mid-1800s to turn-of-the-century fashions that produced diminished bustles and close-fitting skirts. "A superb resource." — History in Review.