A good starting book is "Classic Tailoring Techniques, A Construction Guide
For Men's Wear" Roberto Caberera and Patricia Flaherty Meyers . Not turn of
the century but they have great step-by-step & pictorial how to for
canvassing coats, etc
Sarah Paterson / Bess Darnley
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I’m in the beginning stages of a steampunk outfit for my boyfriend.
I’ve bought McCall’s 4745
http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m4745-products-7030.php as a starting
point. I’m looking for some information on a slightly more
historically accurate way of constructing it than the standard modern
costume method with fusible interfacing etc.
Does anybody know of a resource (preferably online but I can try to
obtain books through the library) on historical tailoring techniques
or modern high end tailoring (e.g. accurate interfacing techniques
etc.). Although the outfit doesn’t have to be historically accurate I
don’t want to spend time on a cheap & nasty substitute when I could
spend the same time on a good outfit that will look good & last for a
long time.
thanks
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole
http://magpiecostumer.wordpress.com/
http://magpiecostumer.110mb.com/
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