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The Vintage Pattern Selector [Paperback]

Jo Barnfield
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Book Description

1 Jan 2013
The Vintage Pattern Selector is a practical sewing book that arms the reader with all the techniques and information they need in order to mix and match clothing styles from the 20th century. Accompanied by a CD with printable patterns for a range of dress sizes, this book is a comprehensive guide to creating contemporary outfits from vintage styles.

For home sewers and fashion enthusiasts, vintage clothing isn't merely a device to replicate specific looks from a specific era, but instead, an opportunity for limitless style options that draw on decades of experimentation with hemlines, colour, styles, and silhouettes. Wear a 1960s style shift dress with a classic 80s blazer. Match a 40s' cowl neck blouse with 70s' style tapered trousers. The Vintage Pattern Selector is the ultimate handbook to show the reader how to choose the right fabric, colour palettes, styles, and patterns in order to create contemporary pieces that reference these timeless styles and designs.

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd (1 Jan 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1408171813
  • ISBN-13: 978-1408171813
  • Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 18.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 57,309 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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About the Author

Jo Barnfield is a Designer/Maker operating under the nom de plume of 'House of Jo'. After graduating in 2008 with a BA Hons in Fashion and Textiles, she cut her teeth in the Fashion Industry working as a Pattern Cutter and Technical Illustrator for Jasmine Di Milo. She is currently juggling freelance work alongside the role of Part Time Lecturer and Industry Practitioner at Bath Spa University, Bath, Uk and City of Bath College, teaching design, pattern cutting and construction.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Full of information 4 Feb 2013
By F. Pullen TOP 500 REVIEWER
This book aims to help the reader learn about vintage styles and how they can bring them into the modern day. It is split down by garment type and at the start of each chapter covers the main styles for those garments in each decade from 1920s or 1930s through to the 1960s or 1970s. It tells you how the particular style came about, who used to wear it, what fabrics were used for making the garments and how it was accessorised. It also shows you some modern versions of those styles.
There is a cd in the back of the book with 15 sewing patterns and the latter part of each chapter shows you how to make up the patterns relevant to that chapter. These instruction sections give you the measurements of the various sizes, colour diagrams for the pattern construction and written instructions. I think these patterns would be best for an intermediate to experienced dressmaker.

There's a section at the front covering how to use digital patterns and 2 in depth chapters at the back on dressmaking basics - altering the patterns, doing seams, darts, gathers, scallops, zips, pockets etc.
The patterns on the disk include a 1920's drop waisted dress, a 1950's circle skirt, 60s/70's wide leg trousers, 1960s box jacket, 1920s slip and French knickers and a 1960's pillbox hat. The patterns on the disk are pdfs and are named by the page number you find the instructions on in the book. I have to say that the big downside is that most patterns are 40-70 pages which would put me off printing them! However that said if there was only one pattern you wanted it wouldn't be too bad considering you get the book and all the patterns for under £15.

If you love vintage this is the book for you, it's full of information and inspiring patterns

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