[h-cost] Victorian Tailoring

2010-12-30 Thread Martha Kelly
Oh, Ann Wass, I LOVE that old, old Simplicity booklet, Sewing for Men and Boys. (Shall we pretend we bought it used or admit that we were old enough to sew when it came out in 1973?) The classic tailoring techniques are well explained and well illustrated. My go-to book for hard core tailoring

[h-cost] Book review

2010-12-30 Thread Alexandria Doyle
I've been asked about this book, but not haven't seen it before, I couldn't offer much. Has anyone seen this one? Good Bad? http://www.etsy.com/listing/39296868/encyclopedie-illustree-du-costume-et-de alex So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with…

Re: [h-cost] Book review

2010-12-30 Thread Joan Jurancich
At 06:01 PM 12/30/2010, you wrote: I've been asked about this book, but not haven't seen it before, I couldn't offer much. Has anyone seen this one? Good Bad? http://www.etsy.com/listing/39296868/encyclopedie-illustree-du-costume-et-de alex So much to do and so little attention span to get

Re: [h-cost] Book review

2010-12-30 Thread Alexandria Doyle
The $15 is the shipping cost, off to the right is the price...$50. alex So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Joan Jurancich joa...@surewest.net wrote: At 06:01 PM 12/30/2010, you wrote: I've been asked about this book, but not

Re: [h-cost] Book review

2010-12-30 Thread Leah Janette
I would say it is definately worth getting, but not at that price! It was also published in English as The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fashion and you can find it on Amazon for a much better price and only $4 shipping from the U.S. vendors:

Re: [h-cost] Book review

2010-12-30 Thread annbwass
I would say it is definately worth getting, but not at that price! It was also ublished in English as The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fashion and you can find t on Amazon for a much better price and only $4 shipping from the U.S. vendors: Agreed! I wouldn't pay $65 for it, and in French,

Re: [h-cost] Book review

2010-12-30 Thread annbwass
PS--abebooks has copies starting as low as $2.95 with an additional $2.95 shipping. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: annbw...@aol.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Thu, Dec 30, 2010 10:24 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Book review would say it is definately worth getting, but not at

Re: [h-cost] Book review

2010-12-30 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On 12/30/2010 09:34 PM, Joan Jurancich wrote: At 06:01 PM 12/30/2010, you wrote: I've been asked about this book, but not haven't seen it before, I couldn't offer much. Has anyone seen this one? Good Bad? http://www.etsy.com/listing/39296868/encyclopedie-illustree-du-costume-et-de alex So