Sewing Diaries

Modern Clothing

Modern Priscilla Main

March 1911

'The Importance of Correct Corseting'

March 1912

'Spring Fashion Talk'

June 1917

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Bookstore

Here is a collection of books from Powells Bookstore that I recommend. 

I link to Powells and not Amazon.com because Amazon carries a book promoting pedophilia.  You can read about this matter in an email exchange between Sense & Sensibility Patterns' Jennie Chancey here

Sewing Diaries

Modern Clothing

Modern Priscilla Main

March 1911

'The Importance of Correct Corseting'

March 1912

'Spring Fashion Talk'

June 1917

Home

Bookstore

Here is a collection of books from Powells Bookstore that I recommend. 

I link to Powells and not Amazon.com because Amazon carries a book promoting pedophilia.  You can read about this matter in an email exchange between Sense & Sensibility Patterns' Jennie Chancey here

Lord of the Rings Bookshelf

Historical Costuming

The Cut of Women's Clothes, 1600-1930
by Norah Waugh

Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries
by Avril Hart

Fashioning the New Woman: Dress Reform--Politics, Health, and Art, 1850-1920
by Patricia Cunningham

Victorian and Edwardian Fashions from La Mode Illustree
by Joanne Olian

Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey

Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey
by Alison Gernsheim

A History of Costume
by Karl Kohler

Ackermann's Costume Plates: Women's Fashions in England, 1818-1828
by Stella Blum

Weddings

Vintage Wedding: Simple Ideas for Creating a Romantic Vintage Wedding
by Daniela Turudich

Your Vintage Wedding: Unique Ideas and Inspiration for Today's Bride
by Nancy Eaton

Bridal Couture: Fine Sewing Techniques for Wedding Gowns and Evening Wear
by Susan Khalje

How to Have an Elegant Wedding for $5,000 or Less: Achieving Beautiful Simplicity Without Mortgaging Your Future
by Jan Wilson

Christianity

Holy Bible from the Ancient Eastern Text By George M. Lamsa

Apologetics

Joshua Harris (Author of I Kissed Dating Goodbye and other books on courtship... everything he writes is wonderful.)

Calvinism

Classics and Other Good Books

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell

The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane

Jane Austen

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens

C.S. Lewis

Other Needlework

Old-Fashioned Ribbon Art: Ideas and Designs for Accessories and Decorations
by Ribbon Art Publications

Lessons in Bobbin Lacemaking
by Doris Southard

Linen Closet: How to Care for Fine Linens & Lace
by Michele Durkson Clise

Lace from the Attic: A Victorian Notebook of Knitted Lace Patterns
by Nancie Wiseman