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# Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques (Dover Fashion and Costumes)

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Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques (Dover Fashion and Costumes) - Kindle edition by Harris, Kristina. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques (Dover Fashion and Costumes).

Review: Still helpful after 115 years - This book had a few very good surprises. 1. It really starts at a beginner level, how to thread a needle, how to make a knot at the thread end and how to sew basic hand stitches. From there the book moves on to how to adjust a pattern all the way to tailoring a coat. 2. Compared to later sewing books (1920’s -1940’s) this book has a lot of diagrams and even photographs which are very helpful in clarifying techniques that are no longer or not much known anymore. 3. The descriptions On how to sew or put something together are very detailed but can be challenging for the modern user to understand. This is not the author’s fault, it is simply a mix of changes in language, sewing terms , names for a garment ( Waist vs Blouse) and even fabric names and notions. The modern seamstress; even those of us who do historical sewing have simply never seen or were able to look close up on the inside of a skirt hem with a dust ruffle , an enforced pleat or a flat lined garment. This book shows how these things were sewn and constructed ( Ahhh-Ha moments here). The book is not for the modern, beginning seamstress, but it is very helpful for someone who sews historical garments ,or is looking for improving technique, function and construction on a modern garment . Still helpful and useful after 115 years.
Review: A Gem - This book was written to teach home sewers how to make these clothes. It goes directly to specific information on how to sew seams, how to match plaids, how to make a dress form, and so on. Because most, if not all?, women would have been hand sewing at this time, the instructions are all about hand work. If you already have sewing instruction books but you would like to refine your skills in making highly fitted clothes and working delicate decorative techniques, this book is a gem. Not at all a fluff or talkative book, it is all good practical how-to info. Since I sew by hand, rather than machine, I especially loved this. The sort of info that could help make one a fine, highly skilled sewer.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B00C8UR0IK |
| Accessibility  | Learn more |
| Best Sellers Rank | #773,259 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #243 in Commercial Fashion #478 in Fashion (Kindle Store) #531 in Fashion & Art |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (450) |
| Enhanced typesetting  | Enabled |
| File size  | 5.0 MB |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0486320175 |
| Language  | English |
| Page Flip  | Enabled |
| Part of series  | Dover Fashion and Costumes |
| Print length  | 374 pages |
| Publication date  | April 22, 2013 |
| Publisher  | Dover Publications |
| Screen Reader  | Supported |
| Word Wise  | Not Enabled |
| X-Ray  | Not Enabled |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Still helpful after 115 years
*by C***S on July 23, 2020*

This book had a few very good surprises. 1. It really starts at a beginner level, how to thread a needle, how to make a knot at the thread end and how to sew basic hand stitches. From there the book moves on to how to adjust a pattern all the way to tailoring a coat. 2. Compared to later sewing books (1920’s -1940’s) this book has a lot of diagrams and even photographs which are very helpful in clarifying techniques that are no longer or not much known anymore. 3. The descriptions On how to sew or put something together are very detailed but can be challenging for the modern user to understand. This is not the author’s fault, it is simply a mix of changes in language, sewing terms , names for a garment ( Waist vs Blouse) and even fabric names and notions. The modern seamstress; even those of us who do historical sewing have simply never seen or were able to look close up on the inside of a skirt hem with a dust ruffle , an enforced pleat or a flat lined garment. This book shows how these things were sewn and constructed ( Ahhh-Ha moments here). The book is not for the modern, beginning seamstress, but it is very helpful for someone who sews historical garments ,or is looking for improving technique, function and construction on a modern garment . Still helpful and useful after 115 years.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Gem
*by K***A on February 24, 2013*

This book was written to teach home sewers how to make these clothes. It goes directly to specific information on how to sew seams, how to match plaids, how to make a dress form, and so on. Because most, if not all?, women would have been hand sewing at this time, the instructions are all about hand work. If you already have sewing instruction books but you would like to refine your skills in making highly fitted clothes and working delicate decorative techniques, this book is a gem. Not at all a fluff or talkative book, it is all good practical how-to info. Since I sew by hand, rather than machine, I especially loved this. The sort of info that could help make one a fine, highly skilled sewer.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book
*by J***E on September 4, 2025*

Great for someone doing period costuming or those wanting to improve their haute couture skills.

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