pattern

… a book which help you to make a historical patterns…

This book is base for historical dress lovers library. The book is practical guide for recreating period costumes from short Saxon tunics from 5th century to a lady`s bustle dress of late 19th century. 158 pages contain text describing parts of the garment supported by paintings and illustrations.

The text is supplemented by authentic patterns, their size, materials requirements and methods of sewing.

The sewing patterns are drafted very simply however it can be challenging for those who are not much experienced with pattern scaling and designing. The first piece to practice sewing pattern drafting you may choose a tunic for woman or man, for example the one which is on the picture above.

The book contains basic knowledge on clothing and patterns and it is good start for beginners. You will not find all information and more research needs to be done to get details on embellishments, jewellery or headdress.

Enjoy the reading 🙂

Do you ask yourself: “Where to get sewing pattern of historical dress?”

My answer is: “There is more than one source where to find them.”

The most complex source of historical pattern is company based in Netherlands named Reconstructing history. The company was founded by Kass McGann since 1997. Among selling products include historical dress sewing patterns from medieval age to 20th century (including underwear and accessories), embroidery patterns, books and other dress patterns.

It is amazing to have sewing patterns in hand however…..do we understand them? If you have doubts or you want to learn more, you can visit a blog which is a part of the web site.

One of the blog posts of Reconstructing history

I have already bought some of the sewing patterns and one e-book. I may say I was very satisfied with the service. The company is very customer friendly. I highly recommend to visit this web site and read testimonials of other customers.

Another thing I have to mention it that you may buy sewing patterns either in paper or in digital form (perfect idea).

Are you ready to pick a dress and start to sew?

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Historic Costumes and How to make them

Reconstructing history