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This antique book contains a detailed guide to the designing and making of hats. This text was written for those who need a guide in technique when preparing for an examination, such as those of the City and Guilds of London Institute as well as for those interested in the trade as a whole. Covering most of the basic technique in an accessible and comprehensive fashion, this book is a great resource for beginners and students of the craft, and constitutes a great addition to any collection of millinery-based literature. Chapters contained herein include: Making a Hat; Equipment and Tools, Stitches, Sewing Cottons, and Wires; Esparterie Work, including Shape-Making; Materials, including the Grain of Material, Covering Materials, Draping Materials, Making Patterns, Sectional Works, Copying; Felt; Straw, including Braids, Pedal, Hoods; and many more. This text has been elected for modern republication due to its educational value and is proudly republished here with a new introduction to the subject.

Book details

• Full title: A Textbook of Model Millinery
• Author: Ethel R. E. Langridge
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 114
• EAN: 9781446500743
• ISBN: 1446500748
• ID: 12148359
• Publisher: Kimball Press
• Weight: 156 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 6 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. October 2000

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