The Library Ghost

    The ratio of dressmaking manuals to tailoring manuals seems larger than in some periods, with a flurry of publication in the mid- to late years of the decade.  I assume this has something to do with the rise of the sewing machine and home-dressmaking; in addition, women's garments are mainly tailored in the late 19th century instead of draped, so there isn't as great a distinction between the two trades as there once was.      By the way, if anyone has the name of the printer for T. W. Byrnes' book (or any of the others which are missing info), I'd love to know. General information      Christner, D. C. The International Encyclopedia of Scientific Tailor Principles . Philadelphia, PA: S. M. Larzelere, 1885.      Kirkwood, Louise J. Illustrated Sewing Primer with Songs and Music . New York, NY: Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, 1881.     Ross, Mrs. Harry A. Studies in Plain Needlework and Amateur Dressmaking . Ba...

    Apparently Caulfeild and Saward are completely legitimate names, and the two of them have produced a frankly alarming number of books explaining needlework terminology, all in the same year!  There don't seem to be many macramé books before this point, though I understand it was quite popular throughout the second half of the nineteenth century; perhaps patterns were shared primarily through magazines rather than books. General information     Caulfeild, Sophia Frances Ann, and Blanche C. Saward. The Dictionary of Needlework, Vol. 1 . London: A. W. Cowan, 1885.     Caulfeild, Sophia Frances Ann, and Blanche C. Saward. The Dictionary of Needlework, Vol. 2 . London: A. W. Cowan, 1885.     Caulfeild, Sophia Frances Ann, and Blanche C. Saward. The Dictionary of Needlework, Vol. 3 . London: A. W. Cowan, 1885.     Caulfeild, Sophia Frances Ann, and Blanche C. Saward. The Dictionary of Needlework, Vol. 4 . Lond...

    I'm very excited to include a shoemaking manual in this post!  I normally don't deal with leather in sewing resources, even though it does involve needle and thread; there are usually a few patterns for embroidered silk or linen slippers, and nothing more.  (Ignorant as I am of both leatherworking and shoemaking, I can't say whether it's a useful manual, but here we are.) General information      Rosevear, Elizabeth. A Text-Book of Needlework, Knitting and Cutting Out with Methods of Teaching . London: MacMillan and Co., 1893. Dressmaking      Heller, Louise M. Scientific Sewing and Garment Cutting . Boston, MA: Silver, Burdett & Company, 1898.      Löfvall, J. H. How to Cut, Fit, and Finish a Dress . Boston, MA: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1892.     Vincent, William D. F. The Cutters' Practical Guide to the Cutting of Ladies' Garments . London: The John Williamson Company, 1892.    ...