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
Looks like some of you racked up on the gifts. My future daughter-in-law
gave me a box of antique lace that she had purchased at an estate sale. In
the box was a fine lace bertha in perfect condition, very delicate lace
collar, and some collars and cuffs that are tacked to tissue paper. We are
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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You could go to books.google.com and look for tailoring and the date
range you are interested in. I've had good luck there finding
resources I needed.
Katy
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 6:12 AM, Elizabeth Walpole
elizabeth.r.walp...@gmail.com wrote:
I’m in the beginning stages of a steampunk outfit
Hi Elizabeth
I know it may be a bit too late for the project you're working on now, but
by the end of January I will have available through Magcloud.com a series of
reprints of men's drafting and tailoring books. Scheduled is also a reprint
of a couple of tailoring books dated between 1900 and
You might also look at R L Shep's books, they might have a reprint
that could be helpful to you.
http://www.rlshep.com/
Katy
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 6:12 AM, Elizabeth Walpole
elizabeth.r.walp...@gmail.com wrote:
I’m in the beginning stages of a steampunk outfit for my boyfriend.
I’ve bought
Belated thanks for this recommendation. We do have a fair amount of drafting
experience, so that would be OK. chimene
On Dec 17, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Chris Bertani wrote:
I recommend Men's Garments 1830-1900: A Guide to Pattern Cutting and
Tailoring, by RI Davis (book)
You follow the
Me, too. I already miss doing my annual order from GH.
I got the Pellon brand hair canvas from Joann's online store. Even the
superstores dont carry it.
I'd prefer Arno's Acro fusible canvas, but J's doesnt carry it AFAICT. I'm
also fond of Tailor's Pride, a very good sew-in one that's hard to
You might want to check with B. Black Sons in L.A. for the Arno
canvas. I am certain they have the sew-in but I'm not sure about the
fusible type. They'll ship anywhere.
LynnD
On 12/29/10, Cin cinbar...@gmail.com wrote:
Me, too. I already miss doing my annual order from GH.
I got the Pellon
Katy--
Have you seen archive.org ? They have some books I haven't seen elsewhere,
including scans of books on tailoring. Some of the new-to-me books were scans
of the registration copies in the Library of Congress. Many methods of
pattern drafting instructions on sewing-up.
The earliest
Oh, this is a hoot! I have a book, passed on from my husband,
Simplicity's Sewing for Men and Boys, published in 1973. It covers what I
call
traditional modern techniques--pad stitching, chest piece, mounting upper
collar to under collar by hand (which, BTW, is the ONLY way to do the
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