Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques Author:Kristina Harris (Editor) This vintage how-to manual?the first modern American sewing book?provided turn-of-the-century seamstresses with clear instructions for altering patterns, hand-sewing stitches, and creating shirt-blouses, skirts, wedding and evening gowns, coats, maternity wear, undergarments, children?s clothing and other apparel. Today?s sewing enthusiasts will... more » learn about such lost arts as boning a bodice, creating bust enhancers and other time-honored techniques. An indispensable archive for costume historians and anyone interested in replicating the fashions of yesteryear.« less