{"product_id":"9780963651747","title":"Reconstruction Era Fashions: 350 Sewing, Needlework, and Millinery Patterns 1867-1868","description":"\u003cem\u003eReconstruction Era Fashions\u003c\/em\u003e contains a comprehensive selection of   women’s styles from the years immediately following the American Civil War. The   350 patterns and 609 illustrations are drawn from a rare complete bound volume   of the first issues of Harper’s Bazar, from November 1867 through December 1868.     \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eReconstruction Era Fashions\u003c\/em\u003e     provides sewing patterns for day dresses,  evening dresses, accessories, outer wear, lingerie, corsets,  crinolines, bridal wear, and clothes for riding  and bathing.  Instructions for enlarging, fitting, and using the patterns are  included. Patterns  for garment trimmings use such techniques as  heirloom sewing, embroidery, crocheting, knitting, tatting, and ribbon  work. Millinery patterns include bonnets, hats, and evening  headdresses. Additional articles give instructions for authentic  dressmaking, corset  making, millinery, hairdressing, crocheted  tatting, and netting. Selections from fashion columns describe  materials, colors, shoes, jewelry, trousseaux, and mourning. In  short,  this book contains all the information needed to create a  complete outfit—or many.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eReconstruction Era Fashions\u003c\/em\u003e is a   rich pattern source for sewers and needleworkers who recreate period costumes   for the theater, living history, bridal wear, or dolls. It’s a valuable   identification and dating tool for costume historians and vintage clothing   collectors. And it will delight anyone interested in Victoriana. ","brand":"Lavolta Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013479973104,"sku":"9780963651747","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780963651747_p0.jpg?v=1769861355","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780963651747","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}