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The Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing 16th-Century Dress | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ninya Mikhaila, Jane Malcolm-davies
Creator: Michael Perry
Publisher: Costume & Fashion Press
Category: Book
List Price: CDN$ 42.56
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 43815
Media: Paperback
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0896762556
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
EAN: 9780896762558
Publication Date: April 2006
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Excellent January 5, 2009
K. Cheetham (Calgary, Canada)
An excellent source book for anyone interested in the history of costume, re-enactment/stage work, or sewing. A nice blend from the academic to the practical.
It includes notes on history (with photos, sketches on development over time etc), notes on fabrics/colours, construction techniques (including types of stitches, details on things like how to make buttons from cloth or wooden beads), resizing information, preparation techniques (how to starch & dress a ruff), how to wear (well how do you put on a farthingale once you've made it?), how to fit items like hose, & how to put your hair up to fit under a coif.
This takes the excellent Janet Arnold books a stage further. The patterns are similar to the Janet Arnold series but with photos of people wearing made up costumes. As it is full of colour photos as well as detailed sketches, it makes an attractive book to skim through even if you have no intention of making up any of the garments.
Overall, I'm impressed.
A great resource January 17, 2007
Christine Mcleod
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this book. The Tudor Tailor goes above and beyond any other resource I've seen. Not only does it have images of paintings extant renaissance clothes, but it also has patterns to make those clothes AND clear instructions on how to do it! That and discussions on fabric, finishes and decoration.
It doesn't hurt that the clothes look gorgeous.
There's even little things that make it more useful. All measurements are in both metric AND imperial, there are instructions on how to alter the pattern sizes and how to fit close fitting garments (like bodies and hose) to the wearer.
Even if you don't sew, but just are interested in the period, the book is wonderfully well researched and has dozens of fantastic photographs that are a joy to look at.
I've been making and wearing renaissance costumes for years, but this is the only actual book on the subject I've ever purchased. And it's worth it.
Excellent Book July 3, 2006
Tenobia (BC Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic book. I recommend it for anyone interested in 16th century costuming. Well written, good photographs and well researched. I hope to see more books from these authors.
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