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Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures CD Republication™ of the original "Ribbon Trimmings and Flowers"!

This HISTORIC item contains instructions, diagrams, designs & instructional fundamentals for creating a variety of classic garment, dress, millinery or hat ribbons trimmings and flower styles. There are many designs & step-by-step instructions included! There are illustrations for creating your trimmmings for classic, ultra-feminine, lacy, & beribboned dresses, hats and home decorations! (Original is NOT for sale)

All Dakota Prairie Treasures CD Republications™ are viewable on Windows, Mac and Linux pc operating systems!

FYI: Many of our customer's favorite CD Republications™ are now becoming available in  Spiral Bound Pattern Book™ format! 

If you would prefer these antique instructions as a Spiral Bound Pattern Book™ instead of a CD Republication™ please email! We will list it for you asap and email you it's listing number to expedite your order!

This item is a great resource for those who are SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) members, historical reenactment enthusiasts, students of historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!

An excerpt:

"...when a gown is finished, difficulty is seldom encountered in deciding how to strengthen or enhance it by means of ribbon ornaments or trimmings of certain colors or combinations of colores. Thus, a rose, a rosette, or a bow at the waist line, a tiny bud at the shoulder, or a little narrow strip of attractively finished ribbon tastefully arranged around the neck will oftentimes add a smarness to a frock that is difficult to obtain in any other way... Bows for little girls' dresses, for sashes, and for the hair are practically a necessity. For example, there is nothing prettier to behold than a dainty frock neatly made and trimmed with attractive bows of delicate pink, orchid, or blue. Many times a soft yellow or cream is used for such purposes... Lingerie garments, likewise, offer great possibilities for the use of ribbon trimmings. Seldom is an elabrate night dress, corset cover, or petticoat made without ribbon placed somewhere upon it... "

The antique and vintage ribbons, threads, fabrics, tools, etc., can be found on eBay quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a near by fabric, craft or hobby store…

Contents:

Ribbons

Designation of Widths

Sizes No. 1 to No. 100

Uses of Ribbons

Flat Ribbon Trimmings

Ruffled and Plaited Ribbons

Ribbon Gathered in the Middle

Ribbon Gathered Along One Edge

Ribbon Gathered Zigzag

Single Knife-Plaited Ribbon

Double Knife-laited Ribbon

Single Box Plaiting

Double Box Plaiting

Triple Box Plaiting

Ribbon Petals and Beading

Ribbon Petals

Sewing Petals on a Band

Beading

Ribbon Bows

Remarks

Bows Made without Needle and Thread

Girdle Bow

Tied Bows

Bows Made with Needle and Thread

Pump Bow

Rose Bow

Full-Blown Ribbon Bow

Zigzag Bow

Bat-Wing Bow

Show-All Bow

Moth, or Butterfly, Bow

Ribbon Rosettes and Flowers

Rosettes

Camera Rosette

Pinwheel Rosette

Turbine Rosette

Petal-and-Ruffle Rosette

Ribbon Flowers and Fruits

Cabochon Foundations

Ribbon Grapes

Ribbon Daisies

Ribbon Chrysanthemum

Full-Blown Rose

Rosebuds

Wild Rose

Rapid Rose

Tiny Roses

Ribbon Violets

Corsage Bouquet

Petunias

Dahlias and Sunflowers

Now time to have some creative fun!

What will you make first with this information?

The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.

You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned into a CD-ROM Reproduction™ using the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. You may download a FREE version of the Adobe software program at www.adobe.com .

This is NOT a copy of another CD-ROM. You will receive an ORIGINAL CD of this historic and resourceful book. The text is viewed easily from your computer or you may choose to print each page as you read this amazing book on millinery. Every page has been meticulously scanned, cleaned and burned to preserve this ANTIQUE book's information and patterns to CD-ROM! The format of this resource has so many more advantages than the original book.

What are the benefits of Dakota Prairie Treasures' Antique Book CD Republications™?

* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!

* These scans are completely sizable. You can enlarge and print according to your visual needs!

* Each page is saved in PDF format at a high dsi and is readily accessible using Adobe Acrobat (or other pdf reading software programs). This program is very user friendly and allows you to print any one specific page or the entire book!

* Each time you want to use an image, a page or pages you can print it out. Every one will be as crisp and clear as the last!

* If you spill your coffee, tea or soda on a page you just print yourself another!

* You can put all of your notes or musings on your printouts and save them in a folder for future referencing!

*Each CD-ROM comes in a protective case!

Curious about the quality of these scans? Please contact me and I will forward an image for your own personal inspection! Scale it, edit it, print it to fit your needs and you are surely going to be quite pleased with the results! You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come...

Check out Dakota Prairie Treasures' current auctions and store listings for many other unique needlework CD Republications™ for the creative muse in you!