[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not a gift, but definitely costumey - got to see Burton's Sweeney
Todd - hilarious, and very over the top visually (at last! Goth
beachwear!)
Allison T.
I got to see the Preview in San Diego on 12/13 sponsored by the local Goth
group. I took my daughter who
Thanks, that sounds like a good guess. The
Felterer got quite a lot of money for making
those pleats, so maybe it was done with basting
threads and was expensive because it took such a
long time to make. I was also thinking that the
pleating boards were sort of spacers to get
even distances
Sigh...my fault.
No excuses; my most sincere apologies to Ruth.
Sorry everyone else, you'll have to order the book through interlibrary loan
and make your own copies. I believe then, as long as you don't share them,
you will be okay under the fair use rules.
Sg (aka Wicked Frau)
Just so you know that Ruth isn't being the Dog in the Manger about this, the
book is currently in print and for sale. David Brown Books (look under
Oxbow books for those in the US) has:
Tailor's Pattern Book, 1589: Libro De Geometria, Pratica Y Traca
Hello Wanda,
Where did you find it for that price? I've only seen available online
for about $150, which is out of my price range.
If it is available for $65, I'd be happy to buy it. Really really happy.
thank you!
Althea
On Dec 27, 2007, at 8:39 PM, Wanda Pease wrote:
women. The facsimile
Go to www.oxbowbooks.com . Choose Click here for US Pricing. Put Alcega
into the Search box and you get:
Tailor's Pattern Book 1589
by Juan de Alcega
This book presents a facsimile of Juan de Alcega's Spanish tailor's guide
from the late 16th century, which `sets out the complicated calculations
