Books I actually USE! — Choosing the BEST Historical Fashion Sewing Books...

It's been long asked for... my all time favorite and frequently used historical sewing books! 💙 Become a Patron and join the journey to keep these videos and projects going! https://www.patreon.com/bellamaesdesigns ==== The "Must Haves" ==== "Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques" edited by Kristina Harris — https://amzn.to/3rbdLg8 "Costume in Detail" by Nancy Bradfield — (This one is harder to find...I recommend looking on https://www.ebay.com/ and other used book online sites!) ==== The "Ones with Patterns" ==== "Patterns of Fashion" by Janet Arnold — (Currently preparing to be published by the School of Historical Dress: http://theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk/?page_id=465 Until they get published again, look on https://www.ebay.com/ and other used book online sites!) "Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns: A Complete Lady's Wardrobe" edited by Kristina Harris — https://amzn.to/3khtr0S "Regency Women's Dress" by Cassidy Percoco — https://amzn.to/2XAYo7A "The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking" by Lauren Stowell & Abby Cox — https://amzn.to/2Xlx0dp "Stays & Corsets" by Mandy Barrington ------ One — https://amzn.to/3Ci7Ewb ------ Two — https://amzn.to/2Z5wXDt ==== The "Good Information" ==== "The Cut of Women's Clothes" by Norah Waugh — https://amzn.to/2YSSEq7 "Corsets & Crinolines" by Norah Waugh — https://amzn.to/2XhT9JD "The History of Underclothes" by C. Willett & Phillis Cunnington — https://amzn.to/2Xv32UN "How to Read a Dress" by Lydia Edward