The Ladies' Self Instructor in Millinery \u0026 Mantua Making, Embroidery \u0026 Applique (1853) (1853 : Illustrated With the Original Engravings and Additional Illu) by R.L.Shep (editor)


The Ladies' Self Instructor in Millinery \u0026 Mantua Making, Embroidery \u0026 Applique (1853) (1853 : Illustrated With the Original Engravings and Additional Illu)
Title : The Ladies' Self Instructor in Millinery \u0026 Mantua Making, Embroidery \u0026 Applique (1853) (1853 : Illustrated With the Original Engravings and Additional Illu)
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ISBN : 091404608X
ISBN-10 : 9780914046080
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 207
Publication : First published November 1, 1988

An American early Victorian classic. Interesting and practical handbook covering all types of plain and fancy sewing for the period, including embroidery, knitting, crochet, applique and garment making. Embellished with both the original engravings, and others from Godey's Lady's Book for 1853. Valuable historians, embroiders and costumers.

The Ladies' Self Instructor in Millinery \u0026 Mantua Making, Embroidery \u0026 Applique (1853) (1853 : Illustrated With the Original Engravings and Additional Illu) Reviews

  • Erika Mulvenna

    Great repring of a mid-19th Century how-to book. Some projects are do-able, and some instructions are easy to follow - I learned how to smock from this book, the section on hand stitching is pretty dang good. Still other instructions seem impossible to understand, but then again, this book is 150 years old!