At 16:45 29/04/2008, you wrote: >Hi, > >I'm wondering about buying a book from these series, I'll be most >interested in the 17th century and the 14th and 15th. Other periods >are ok, but these three are my main interest right now.
Is this a particular series, or are you just looking for general recommendations? Suzi >I'm not looking for a fashion theory itself, but for something >practical, like advice on making, recreating etc. A sort of books >that are very helpful to me are books with instructions or patterns >for the re-creating the costume (The medieval tailor's assistant, >The tudor tailor, Frances Grimble's books, Janet Arnold,...). > >These book series seem to have two parts: one is theory, one is >praxis. But I've seen no examples (excerpts), no "index", almost no reviews. > >Do you think these books might be a help if I'm looking for info of >middle/lower class costume and am an advanced sewer? Or is it a >waste of money? Any other books recommended? > >Thanks, > >Zuzana > > > >--------------------------------- >Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! >Mobile. Try it now. >_______________________________________________ >h-costume mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
