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Starting with the early years of Victoria's reign, this essential
book examines the developments and evolution of fashionable dress
as it progressed throughout her six decades as queen. From the
demure styles of the 1840s to the exaggerated sleeves of the 1890s,
it explores the ever-changing Victorian silhouette, and gives
patterns, instructions and advice so that the amateur dressmaker
can create their own versions of these historic outfits. Other
topics covered include: information on tools and equipment; a guide
to transferring pattern pieces; a concise guide to the various
layers of Victorian underwear; step-by-step instructions with
colour photographs to help construct the patterns and advice on how
to personalize the outfit. Illustrations of fashion plates,
Victorian carte de visite photographs and original surviving
garments provide visual inspiration and reference.
Patchwork quilts are hugely evocative emblems of our domestic past.
With no two quite the same, each example hints both at the story of
the particular household in which it was produced and at a larger
piece of social history. But quilting is by no means only
historical, with the craft seeing a huge revival in popularity in
recent years, and items that were once made for purely utilitarian
and practical reasons are now produced and appreciated for the
connection they afford us to a rich vein of heritage and nostalgia.
Illustrated with a stunning range of examples from the Quilters'
Guild Collection - of which the author is curator - this book is a
wonderful introduction to a hugely important aspect of British
domestic history.
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