“kristina harris”

This vintage how-to manual -- the first modern American sewing book -- provided turn-of-the-century seamstresses with clear instructions for altering patterns, hand-sewing stitches, and creating shirt-blouses, skirts, wedding and evening gowns, coats, maternity wear, undergarments, children's clothi... More

Over 575 patterns and illustrations detailing 56 different garments, mainly for women. Introduction and brief instructions.... More

Rich selection of scaled dressmaker's patterns from the popular late 19th-century magazine "The Voice of Fashion" details Fifty garments for women, from handsome daytime and evening dresses to casual tennis outfits, a riding habit, and undergarments. Of practical use for costume designers and studen... More

Compelling pictorial archive of 264 vintage photographs, selected from rare tintypes and other authentic materials (1850s-1910), depict little girls in their mothers' hats and clothes, sisters wearing identical plaid dresses and button boots, a young man in an everyday suit and bowler hat, a boy dre... More

Practical and proven sales techniques to help you communicate your message clearly, concisely and with conviction. The Secrets of Successful Selling sets out essential techniques to help you close the deal. The book concentrates on “consultative partnership selling“, and a range of strategies to... More