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    Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking - Tailored Garments: Essentials of Tailoring, Tailored Buttonholes, Buttons, and Trimmings, Tailored Pockets, Tailored Seams and Plackets, Tailored Skirts, Tailored Blouses and Frocks, Tailored Suits, Coats, and Capes, Garments for Men and Boys
    Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking - Tailored Garments: Essentials of Tailoring, Tailored Buttonholes, Buttons, and Trimmings, Tailored Pockets, Tailored Seams and Plackets, Tailored Skirts, Tailored Blouses and Frocks, Tailored Suits, Coats, and Capes, Garments for Men and Boys
    Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking - Tailored Garments: Essentials of Tailoring, Tailored Buttonholes, Buttons, and Trimmings, Tailored Pockets, Tailored Seams and Plackets, Tailored Skirts, Tailored Blouses and Frocks, Tailored Suits, Coats, and Capes, Garments for Men and Boys
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    Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking - Tailored Garments: Essentials of Tailoring, Tailored Buttonholes, Buttons, and Trimmings, Tailored Pockets, Tailored Seams and Plackets, Tailored Skirts, Tailored Blouses and Frocks, Tailored Suits, Coats, and Capes, Garments for Men and Boys

    By Mary Brooks Picken

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    There are certain types of information that are very difficult to come by these days, unless you are a specialist of some kind. In-depth information about old tailoring methods is one of those.
    This volume contains timeless instructions on all elements of tailoring including; buttonholes, pockets, seams & plackets, skirts, blouses & frocks, suits, coats & capes, as well as a range of garments for men and boys .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateSep 6, 2016
    ISBN9781473353220
    Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking - Tailored Garments: Essentials of Tailoring, Tailored Buttonholes, Buttons, and Trimmings, Tailored Pockets, Tailored Seams and Plackets, Tailored Skirts, Tailored Blouses and Frocks, Tailored Suits, Coats, and Capes, Garments for Men and Boys

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