These are interesting comments - I got my copy and am happy with it. I
don't think it was meant to be a scholarly book, nor a step by step
guide to how to make these articles of clothing. I don't think you can
convey all the things you need to make excellent garments in a book.
Even Margo's patterns, which have detailed instructions, will not get
you a great fitting, beautiful garment. I have all of the books
mentioned before, but what it really takes is lots of practice, lots of
fiddling, and/or a skilled person to study with to produce excellent
garments.
What I like about the book is that it is inspiring. It is another
example (I am thinking of Drea, and Margo here) of someone starting out
where we all do, and then moving to a different level. It is a great
example of how hard work can get you, doing for a living, what you love
to do and how self publishing really is attainable for the 'average' guy.
I don't need the book to help me figure what to do out anymore, but am
very happy to have it in my collection as a reference to how other
people "do it." Are the gowns absolutely perfect? No, but I can find
faults with lots of other reconstructions - even the goddess Arnold's -
the question may be, can I do them any better?
Further more, Ninya is generous, encouraging, and lacks some of the
snoberism I have detected in some other people who have moved "up a
notch" in the historical reconstruction world.
Sg
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