A history of the paper pattern industry : the home dressmaking fashion revolution / Joy Spanabel Emery.
2014
TT520 .E495 2014
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Title
A history of the paper pattern industry : the home dressmaking fashion revolution / Joy Spanabel Emery.
Author
Emery, Joy Spanabel, author.
ISBN
9780857858306 (hardback)
9780857858313 (paperback)
9781472577450 (e-book)
9780857858313 (paperback)
9781472577450 (e-book)
Published
London : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (270 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Call Number
TT520 .E495 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
646.4
Summary
"Sewing patterns have been the principle blueprint for making garments in the home for centuries. From their origins in the tailoring manuals of the 16th century to the widely produced pamphlets of the 18th and 19th centuries, through to the full size packet patterns of today, their history and development has reflected major changes in technology (such as the advent of the sewing machine), retailing and marketing practices (the fashion periodical), and shifts in social and cultural influences. This accessible book explores this history, outlining innovations in patternmaking by the companies who produced patterns and how these reflected the fashions and demands of the market. Showcasing beautiful illustrations from original pattern pamphlets, packets and ads, as well as 9 complete patterns from which readers can reproduce vintage garments of different eras, the book provides a unique visual guide to homemade fashions as well as essential exploration of the industry that produced them"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index.
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Table of Contents
Tailoring and the Birth of the Published Paper Pattern
Development of Dressmaking Patterns
Nineteenth Century Technology
Early History of Pattern Companies, 1860s-1880s
New Markets and Expansion, 1880s-1900
Shifts and Balances, 1900-1920s
Blossoming Economy, 1920-1929
Surviving the Great Depression, 1930s
The War Years, 1940s
Shifting Trends, 1960s
New Challenges, 1960s-1980s
Reinvention and Renaissance, 1980s-2010
Epilogue
Appendix: Pattern Grids, 1854-1968.
Development of Dressmaking Patterns
Nineteenth Century Technology
Early History of Pattern Companies, 1860s-1880s
New Markets and Expansion, 1880s-1900
Shifts and Balances, 1900-1920s
Blossoming Economy, 1920-1929
Surviving the Great Depression, 1930s
The War Years, 1940s
Shifting Trends, 1960s
New Challenges, 1960s-1980s
Reinvention and Renaissance, 1980s-2010
Epilogue
Appendix: Pattern Grids, 1854-1968.