The fashion dictionary;: Fabric, sewing, and apparel as expressed in the language of fashion

Picken, Mary Brooks

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Funk & Wagnalls

The Secrets of Distinctive Dress: Harmonious, Becoming, and Beautiful Dress, Its Value and How to Achieve It

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Arts & Photography

Decorative Arts & Design

Franklin Classics

The art of fashioning decorative accents with ribbons is enjoying a revival among today's crafters, who find it the perfect way to add lovely touches to clothing, personal items, household accessories, and more. Reproduced from a rare vintage edition, this profusely illustrated how-to book describes how to fold and sew lengths of ribbon to create dramatic ruffles, bows, and bands. You'll also learn how to use ribbon to fashion appealing florals; daisies, chrysanthemums, rosebuds, violets, petunias, dahlias, sunflowers, and even complete bouquets. Then use these charming ribbon creations to trim a hat, decorate baby clothes and lingerie, add a luxurious touch to lampshades and cushions, or embellish shoes, baby carriages, blankets, coat hangers, and much more. Step-by-step instructions show you exactly how to proceed. No special talent, other than minimal sewing skill, is required to learn ribbon art techniques and experience the satisfaction of creating an attractive item for yourself, your home, or a special someone.

Old-Fashioned Ribbon Trimmings and Flowers (Dover Craft Books)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Dover `

While most of us would have little difficulty in recognizing a buckle, hem, or seam, we might be considerably more challenged if asked to identify a godet, a trilby, or a vamp. With this handy book at your fingertips, however, you can quickly find the definition of over 10,000 words associated with wearing apparel and fashion. From bateau necklines, bobs, and bustles to plackets, havelocks, and bavolets, terms are assembled alphabetically or in groups according to dress parts, fabrics, elements of design, and other style categories. In addition, over 950 clearly detailed illustrations depict stitches, weaves, laces, garments, collars, shoes, jewelry, hair styles, and other sartorial features. This is the perfect reference for increasing fashion vocabularies, injecting a stimulating term or phrase in conversations about wearing apparel, or making articles written about clothing more understandable. Fashion writers, costume designers, manufacturers, buyers, sales people — anyone interested in the history of fashion — will welcome this thorough and comprehensive guidebook. "Unique in its field and containing material not easily accessible elsewhere, it definitely has a place in the general reference library for quick identification purposes and for anyone concerned with the fashion field." — Booklist

A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern (Dover Fashion and Costumes)

Graphic Design

Dover Publications

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Nabu Press

Practical Home Mending Made Easy

This is a comprehensive handbook for mending clothes and household items at home, first published in 1946. Written at a time when home economy was extremely important, it contains a plethora of money- and time-saving hints and tips, making it ideal for those with an interest in cutting unnecessary costs in their day-to-day lives. Contents include: 'Mend for Pleasure and Economy', 'To Mend, You Need', 'Your Sewing Machine', 'Know Your Fabric', 'Know how to Handle Fabric', 'Essentials of Sewing', 'Essential Stitches', 'Embroidery Stitches', 'Seams and How to Make Them', 'Darts', 'Finishes for Hems and Edges', 'Gathers and Ruffles', etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with the original text and images.

Read Books

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences - Drafting and Plain Dressmaking Part 3

Cope Press

The Mary Brooks Picken Method of Modern Dressmaking

Antiques & Collectibles

Garnsey Press

The Language of Fashion - Dictionary and Digest of Fabric, Sewing and Dress

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Lucas Press

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Books by Picken, Mary Brooks

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The fashion dictionary;: Fabric, sewing, and apparel as expressed in the language of fashion

The Secrets of Distinctive Dress: Harmonious, Becoming, and Beautiful Dress, Its Value and How to Achieve It

Old-Fashioned Ribbon Trimmings and Flowers (Dover Craft Books)

A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern (Dover Fashion and Costumes)

The Secrets of Distinctive Dress: Harmonious, Becoming, and Beautiful Dress, Its Value and How to Achieve It

Practical Home Mending Made Easy

Practical Home Mending Made Easy

Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences - Drafting and Plain Dressmaking Part 3

The Mary Brooks Picken Method of Modern Dressmaking

The Language of Fashion - Dictionary and Digest of Fabric, Sewing and Dress