Textiles for Early Victorian Clothing: 1850-1880
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Book Description
_Textiles for Early Victorian Clothing:1850-1880_ is the third in the series of hands on information about textiles used in historic fashions. This edition has 3" swatches of 27 fabrics including bobbinet, bombazine, cashmere, taffeta, tulle, delaine, damasse, brocade, and more.
Excellent resource for bringing period textile names to life for historians, reenactors, educators, and students of all ages.
Special sections on fashions by decade and printed textiles.
Companion books in the series, _Textiles for Colonial Clothing_ and _Textiles for Clothing in the Early Republic, 1800-1850.
About the Author
Susan W. Greene is an independent costume historian and museum consultant. Ms. Greene and her husband Bruce have a large collection of American dress which she highlights through her business, American Costume Studies. She has a BFA in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an M.A. in Historic Costume from Cornell University.
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