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Period Costume for Stage & Screen: Patterns for Womens' Dress, Medieval - 1500 by Jean Hunnisett; illustrations by Kathryn Turner is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Period Costume for Stage & Screen: Patterns for Womens' Dress, Medieval - 1500 about?
Period Costumes for Stage and Screen is a comprehensive guide to creating women's dress through five centuries. As well as being accurate, Jean Hunnisett's patterns have been adapted so that they can be readily made up using today's fabrics and sewing methods, and fit the modern female figure. This book includes scaled patterns for each costume as well as step by step instructions and detailed working drawings. Patterns are also included for all the correctly shaped undergarments which are essential to make each costume look right for its period. Whether you are an amateur, a student, or a professional costume maker, this book, and the series it belongs to, is an invaluable source of patterns and techniques.
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- Author
- Jean Hunnisett; illustrations by Kathryn Turner
- Publisher
- Players Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780887346538
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Home & Lifestyle, Crafts & Hobbies, History
- Rating
- 4.24 / 5 (29 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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