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I love that which is old & related to needlework & arts/crafts. Especially books, as I feel you can learn virtually anything in life providing you have the interest, drive & a GREAT book to study!
Can anyone say bibliomania? lol
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The Complete Course in Home Millinery by Wanda Summers Collins
Spiral Bound Book Republication™
Originally Published - 1951!
If you are the first to bid, using the buy-it-now option, you win! Don't wait, bid now!
Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures CD Republication™ of our original ''The Complete Course in Home Millinery'' originally published in 1951!
This HISTORIC item includes detailed instructions and needle working techniques to make the lovely hat styles of the Titanic Flapper eras and earlier! (Original is NOT for sale)
Our new line of Spiral Bound Book Republications™ oh-so-conveniently lie flat while in use!
This is a unbelievably nice touch if you have every tried to read a pattern's instructions while your hands are full of your in progress project. As an avid needleworker myself my personal experience prompted my choice of spiral binding for it's ease-of-use alone. I bet you'll love it too!
*** Producing the best CD & Spiral Bound Book Republications for you since 1999! ***
Our customers say:
''Wonderful! Received quickly, Packed well Will use this seller often A+++++''
This is certainly a fine source of historically valuable techniques & inspiration for the creative needlework, fabric & thread artists who desire to study and create with tried-and-true professional millinery making techniques! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful arts & crafts instructional revealing our heritage from earlier America culture!
An excerpt:
''The purpose of this book is to teach you o make becoming, professionally hand-made, individualized hats. I am assuming that you know nothing at all about the planning and making of a hat, so I shall explain even the simplest terms and lay out the work step by step. The measurements given throughout the book are basic and are easily adapted to meet your requirements,,.''
Contents:
Acknowledgments
Dear Student
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How to Make a Brim Pattern for a Fabric Hat
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Buckram Frame for Fabric Hat
III
Covering the Buckram Frame with Fabric
IV
Round Crowns
V
Lining and Ribbon Headbands
VI
Crowns
VII
Brims
VIII
The Pillbox
IX
Berets
X
Draped Turbans
XI
Wood Blocks, Hand-Made Blocks, Blocking Cord, and Paper Cord
XII
Felt, Velours, and Beaver
XIII
Straw
XIV
Wire Frames for Transparent Hats
XV
Feather Hats
XVI
The Flower Hat
XVII
Starched Lace Hats
XVIII
Dinner Hats
XIX
Little Caps
XX
Veils
XXI
Trimmings
XXII
Recent Additions to the Market
Stitches Used in Making Hats
Glossary
What a historically educational and delightful millinery fancy work art instructional piece this is!
The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needle worker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.
The antique and vintage fabrics, straws, wires, tools, hat blocks, etc., can be found on Atomic Mall quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store…
The item you will receive is representative of the types of needlework expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your grandmothers did!
The Spiral Bound Book Republication™ you will receive is representative of the types of handicraft expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your great-grandmothers did!
You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned at a high resolution and electronically revamped to provide you with the very best hardcopy reproduction. Unlike other reproduction sellers this is NOT a cheap, grainy photocopy! Our Spiral Bound Republication™ has so many more advantages over the original book.
What are the benefits of our antique book Spiral Bound Book Republications™
* Our products are produced with front and back covers of heavy stock paper.
* Our products are made using the latest LaserJet printing technology meaning the ink will not smear like inferior photocopy or inkjet products do.
* Our spiral binding allows your book to lie flat during use for ease of viewing while working on your needlework projects.
* Our products do not cost a small fortune for you to obtain and enjoy.
* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!
* These scans are enlarged to full-page dimensions for ease of viewing!
* You can gift these wonderful Victorian, Edwardian pattern book finds with family and friends!
Curious about the quality of this item Please contact me and I will forward an image for your own personal inspection! You will appreciate the attention we have taken in providing you with a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that will be use for many years to come...
Check out Dakota Prairie Treasures' current auctions for many other unique needlework CD & Spiral Bound Book Republications™ for your creative needle working pleasure!
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