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19th-Century Patterns for the Modern Body

Name: 19th-Century Patterns for the Modern Body
SKU: 250690
Price: 59.99 AUD
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ISBN: 9781350339712

A Step-by-Step Guide

Elaine MacKay

Description

Elaine MacKay guides you through creating a historically accurate garment perfectly fitted for the modern wearer.

Illustrated with clear diagrams of bodice, skirt, and sleeve blocks, this step-by-step guide demonstrates how to alter modern pattern blocks to achieve authentic period designs for various modern body shapes. With techniques that can be easily transferred to any garment, each chapter details the techniques distinctive to each decade – from dramatic changes in the use of panels and bias, through the crinolines and bustles of the 1850s and 1870s, to the gored skirts and swept hems of the elegant 1890s. Features include:

Photographs of a historical garment
An in-depth garment analysis to help you understand how the cut of the period garment differs from a modern one
Instructions to alter the modern pattern blocks provided in Chapter 1 to achieve the period silhouette

You'll also find examples of finished mock-up garments created using the book's techniques, historical context on the society in which each dress might have been worn and an accompanying online resource providing basic pattern blocks to download and adapt.