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Can I read Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen: British Seamstresses from the 17th to the 19th centuries on EtoBox?
Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen: British Seamstresses from the 17th to the 19th centuries by Pam Inder is a design available to read on EtoBox.
What is Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen: British Seamstresses from the 17th to the 19th centuries about?
<b><i>Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen </i>explores how the jobs of the 'seamstress' evolved in scope, and status, between 1600-1900.</b><br><br>In the 17th and early 18th centuries, seamstressing was a trade for women who worked in linen and cotton, making men's shirts, women's chemises, underwear and baby linen; some of these seamstresses were consummate craftswomen, able to sew with stitches almost invisible to the naked eye. Few examples of their work survive, but those that do attest
Who reads Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen: British Seamstresses from the 17th to the 19th centuries?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Pam Inder
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781350252998
- Category
- design
- Subjects
- Design, Business, Social History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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