The vintage pattern selector : the sewer's guide to choosing and using retro styles

The vintage pattern selector The sewer's guide to choosing and using retro styles

Jo Barnfield

Book - 2013

Barnfield combines retro fashion inspiration with modern style and patterns. She gives you plenty of practical advice, and explains all the techniques you'll need for sewing and adapting patterns to your personal taste.

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Subjects
Dressmaking.
Dressmaking > Patterns.
Vintage clothing.
Tailoring (Women's)
Sewing.
Published
Hauppage, N.Y. : Barron's 2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Jo Barnfield (-)
Edition
1st ed. for North America and the Philippines
Item Description
"Includes 15 digital patterns on disc"--Cover.
Physical Description
192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Format
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Mac or PC with CD-ROM drive.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 188) and indexes.
ISBN
9781438001029
  • Patterns and keys
  • Timeline: 1920s to 1970s
  • Dresses
  • Blouses and detailing
  • Skirts
  • Pants and shorts
  • Suits and coats
  • Lingerie
  • Headwear and gloves
  • Dressmaking basics
  • Construction.
Review by Library Journal Review

UK-based Barnfield presents contemporary interpretations of vintage silhouettes in her first book. Organized by garment type (dresses, blouses, skirts, pants and shorts, suits and coats, lingerie, and headwear and gloves), each chapter includes an overview of popular styles from the 1920s through the 1980s, as well as pattern blocks for basic silhouettes. The focus is less on reproducing vintage styles than on incorporating elements of vintage clothing into contemporary designs, and the "then and now" photos provide inspiration for readers. VERDICT Sewists interested in facts, information, and basic pattern blocks will find useful information here, but sewists seeking detailed information on sewing vintage-style clothing may prefer Gretchen Hirsch's Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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