Hi Cassandra-
For reproduction patterns, I suggest you consider Truly Victorian http://www.trulyvictorian.com/ Their patterns are highly recommended by many costumers. Regarding sewing books for the 1890's, Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques, edited by Kristina Harris is published by Dover Publications, Inc. is readily available and was originally published in 1905 by the Butterick Publishing Company under the title Dressmaking, Up to Date. There are lots of sewing books from that period on Google Books http://books.google.com/ and https://archive.org/ , such as: The American System of Dressmaking by Miss Pearl Merwin (1906, 1912) The Art of Dressmaking by Sophie Klug (1895) Cutting-Out and Dressmaking by Mdlle. E. Grand'Homme (1879) The Dictionary of needlework: an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework (1885) Hand Sewing Lessons: A Graded Course for Schools and for the Home by Sarah Ewell Krolik (1901, 1905) Home and School Sewing by Frances Patton (1901) Longmans' complete course of needlework, knitting and cutting out by T. M. James (1901) School Needlework: A Course of Study in Sewing Designed for Use in Schools by Olive C. Hapgood (1893) The Elements of Modern Dressmaking for the Amateur and Professional Dressmaker by Jeanette E. Davis (1896) There are lots more! Bobbie Kalben bkal...@msn.com http://tailoretta.wordpress.com/ -----Original Message----- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:44:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Cascio Michael <rosen...@yahoo.com> To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Victorian construction list information Message-ID: <1347291853.60861.yahoomailclas...@web160406.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hello All ???? I've lost enough weight that I need to start sewing a new wardrobe andI'm looking at doing more 1890-1909 blouses, skirts and suits.? Is there a late Victorian list that is very active?? I've been picking up original pattern sheets from ebay, some in French and German, and some patterns from Ageless Patterns so I could use some construction help.? A recommendation for a good basic period sewing text would be great also, something that covers all the basics like the old Reader's Digest sewing manual but for the late Victorian, early Edwardian period.? I'm in the? process of rereading Fran's books but she has 't published the late 1890s volume yet.? I'd like something that I could go to the index and find out if all wool skirts were lined, how they handled fur trimming, jacket hem weights, co-ordinating colors within outfits, etc,? I don't know if I'm explaining this well but I should have a decent corset and chemise by the time my graduate student daughter leaves in about a month.? I'm also hoping for at least one basic blouse that I can then alter other items to match the fit and play with the sleeves.? Hopefully this makes sense. I know I can come here with questions and definitely will but different lists have different people on them so I'm looking for a more focused list for this next year or so.? Thanks much. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????? Cassandra _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
