Costume Books
The Little Workbook Series by Bonnie Holt Ambrose
An easy to follow guide on the construction of a large brim turn-of-the-century hat frame and a small sweetheart hat frame. Patterns, covering, and trimming techniques are illustrated. $7.95
Corset building made easy. Step-by-step instruction for producing a difficult costume undergarment. Periods covered are 1890, 1860, 1750, and 1700. A simple little book that takes the mystery out of corset making.
$7.95
The Little Bodice Book
A workbook on bodice construction. A simple guide using one basic bodice pattern to achieve different styles and periods. Complete instructions on cutting, lining, boning, and sewing a bodice. Different trims, sleeves and necklines change the styles.
$7.95
Textbooks by Bonnie Holt Ambrose
Introduction To Costuming
by
Bonnie Holt Ambrose
A workbook for students of theatre. This 50 page guide takes the student through each step of the costume design procedure. Starting by choosing their play, picking their characters, then following the step-by-step directions on researching their costume designs. Design templates, measurements sheets and suggestions for costume crews and shopping hints are all included.
$18.95 Student edition $20.95 Teacher edition (includes tests) Quantity Discount: Order 6 or more of Introduction to Costuming and take $2.00 off each book.
Costume Crew
by
Bonnie Holt Ambrose
This textbook leads the student of costuming through all the important features of building and collecting costumes as part of a group. Each aspect of co-operative costume building is covered. Designing, shopping, machine use, cutting, dyeing, and many other crew jobs are explained. Available in the fall of 2002.
$20.95 Quantity Discount: Order 6 or more of Costume Crew and take $2.00 off each book.
Titles by Other Authors
Pattern & Construction of Antique Clothing, 1750-1790 Colonial Williamsburg owns one of the outstanding collections of period costumes and more than 2400 accessories. There are 25 full-page patterns in inches and centimeters for women's and men's clothing and accessories accompanied by photographs.
$24.95
The Visual History of Costume
Accessories by Valerie
Cummings
From Hats To Shoes: 400 Years of Costume Accessories Covering the period from 1600 to the mid-twentieth century. The accessories featured include shoes, hats, bags, gloves, purses, parasols, socks, stockings, jewelry, fans, shawls, and scarves.
$29.95
Costume In Detail
by
Nancy Bradfield Women's Dress 1730-1930
A careful study of the inside and out of ladies costumes with hundreds of sketches showing intricate detail. Beautifully illustrated. $35.00
Fashion Design 1850-1895 a Pepin Press Design Book
This text presents hundreds of excellent period etchings. An great resource for design details of the period and useful in reference collections in institutions with design and creative research.
$29.95
Historical Costumes of
England 1066-1968 by Nancy
Bradfield
Beautifully illustrated book with explanations of styles and fabrics. A glossary is included.
$29.95
A Pictorial History of
Costume by Pepin Design
Press
Hand colored engravings of costumes from different countries and from different time periods. 225 pages.
$29.95
Costume Design Graphics
by
Rory
Scanlon
A Workbook in Drawing & Clothing Techniques. A draw along workbook that provides young designers with an essential visual dictionary and grammar for putting their design ideas on paper. The easy-to-grasp system of proportions assures an accurate human figure, and step-by-step exercises will help you make the figure seem to move on the pages. $24.95
The Medieval Tailor's Assistant
by
Sarah Thursfield Making Common Garments
1200-1500
From establishing the date for your outfit, defining the wearer, and selecting garments, to measurements, patterns, materials, methods of construction, braies, shirts and smocks, cotes, doublets, kirtles, hose, surcotes, cotehardies, gowns, headwear and accessories, this is the perfect resource all in one volume. Includes 121 patterns and 400 line drawings.
$39.95
Patterns For Costume Accessories
by
Arnold Levine & Robin McGee
A collection of over 70 patterns for period and contemporary accessories. With complete instructions and illustrations of the finished pieces, you'll find a solution to almost any costume accessory need. Available fall 2002.
Ties
by
Avril Hart of the Victoria & Albert
Museum
The development of the necktie from 1670 to the present. A great accounting of neckwear using original plates and color photos.
$19.95
Hats
by Pepin Press.
Engravings of hats through the ages. 352 pages of illustrations, some color.
$19.95
Lovely, in-depth look at fans from their beginnings. Color Photos and a history with each style.
$19.95
Evening Dresses by Marco Tosa
Historically accurate language and precise illustrations depict these couture evening fashions and how they were influenced by war and other social events.
$29.95
The cut and construction of clothes for men and women from 1560 to 1620. A richly illustrated series of patterns on graph paper. Beautiful detail work. 300 black and white photos and 52 patterns.
$39.95
Englishwomen's dresses and their construction from 1660 to 1860. A second in this series of beautifully illustrated, meticulous books. 180 illustrations and 28 patterns.
$34.95
Lady's dresses from 1860 to 1940 recorded from museum collections and carefully illustrated. 226 black and white illustrations with 34 patterns.
$34.95
To Order please call 1-713-864-3969 or 1-800-351-8688. Mailing address: The Costume Workshop, 417 Reinicke, Houston, Texas 77007. e-mail: info@thecostumeworkshop.com Shipping: Please allow $4.00 for the first book & $2.00 for each subsequent book.
