Seventeenth-Century Women's Dress Patterns Illustrations by Alexandra Kilburn

Seventeenth-Century Women's Dress Patterns Illustrations by Alexandra KilburnThis innovative and breathtakingly detailed book from the V&A presents dress patterns, construction details, embroidery, and making instructions (including a knitting pattern and lacemaking) for 15 garments and accessories from a 17th century British woman's wardrobe. Step by step drawings of the construction sequence and scale patterns for each garment enable readers to accurately reconstruct them. There are scale diagrams for making linen and metal

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