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Format:

Book

Author:

Title:

The American duchess guide to 18th century dressmaking : how to hand sew Georgian gowns and wear them with style / Lauren Stowell and Abby Cox.

Publisher, Date:

Salem, MA : Page Street Publishing Co., 2017.

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Summary:

"This comprehensive guide will walk you through how to make and wear your 18th century dream gown. [The authors] have endeavored to ... [bring] historically accurate dressmaking techniques into your sewing room. Learn how to make four of the most iconic 18th century silhouettes--the English Gown, Sacque Gown, Italian Gown and Round Gown--using the same hand sewing techniques done by historic dressmakers. From large hoops to full bums, wool petticoats to grand silk gowns, ruffled aprons to big feathered hats, this manual has project patterns and instructions for every level of 18th century sewing enthusiast"--Amazon.com.

Subjects:

Dressmaking -- Patterns.

Dressmaking materials.

Dressmaking -- History -- 18th century.

Clothing and dress -- History -- 18th century.

Tailoring -- History -- 18th century.

Other Author:

Cox, Abby, author.

Other Title:

American duchess guide to eighteenth century dressmaking

18th century dressmaking

Eighteenth century dressmaking

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-236) and index.

Contents:

Historic stitches and how to sew them -- The English gown, 1740s -- The Sacque gown, 1760s-1770s -- The Italian gown, 1770s-1790s -- The round gown, 1790s.

ISBN:

9781624144530

1624144535

Other Number:

1011503469

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

872961

# Local items in:

0

# System items in:

0

Call Number:

646.478 Stowell