The Lady’s Guide to Plain Sewing I

Ever wondered about the terms used in instructions for period garments? Don't know how hemming is done, how to bind slits or to gather pleats? This 32 page booklet is a tresure trove if you're sewing your garments by hand. It is a perfect resource, even if your using a sewing machine, but need additional information on period correct finishing techniques. It covers all sorts of period stitches in detailed descriptions and pictures. Contains basic stitches, seam techniques, thread buttons, button-holes, slit finishing, and an 18th century cross stitch alphabet. If you're looking for a comprehensible reference for period sewing techniques, look no further! Bound in a period style, soft cover binding and set in period typeface, you can bring it along to every encampment. Appropriate for 18th and 19th century events.

Half Boned Diderot Stays NP E13     EURO 18.99	Housewife Set   EURO 17.50