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A PERFECT COURSE IN MILLINERY Hat Making Hats CD 1925!


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A PERFECT COURSE IN MILLINERY Hat Making Hats CD 1925! $19.99

A Perfect Course in Millinery!

CD Republication™

Originally Published - 1925 by The Illustrated Milliner!

 

Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures CD Republication™ of our original "A Perfect Course in Millinery " originally published by The Illustrated Milliner Co. in 1925!

This HISTORIC item includes detailed instructions and needle working techniques to make the lovely hat styles of the Titanic Flapper eras and earlier! (Original is NOT for sale)

*** Don't settle for cheap CD info products of inferior quality! Dakota Prairie Treasures specializes in state-of-the-art professional reproductions that have been digitally enhanced to provide you with the finest historical CD Republications™ available. ***

 

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

This item is a great resource for those who are Victorian and Edwardian historical reenactment enthusiasts, theatre costumers, students of historical clothing,fiber and textile arts, etc!

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 is certainly a fine source of historically valuable techniques & inspiration for the creative needlework, fabric & thread artists who desire to study and create with tried-and-true professional millinery making techniques! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful arts & crafts instructional revealing our heritage from earlier America culture!

 

An excerpt:

"When taking up the study of millinery, one should approach it neither with fear nor an overconfidence...But be it remembered that what has been done by one human being, in all ordinary cases, can be accomplished by another, with persistence and care."

 

Index to Lessons 

 Introduction

Necessary Tools and Supplies

Lesson 1

Making One-piece Wire Frames

Lesson 2

Making Two-piece Wire Frames

Lesson 3

Stitches Used in Millinery

Lesson 4

To Cover a Wire Frame

Lesson 5

Applying Cover to Foundations

Lesson 6

Sewing Braid in Fancy Forms

Lesson 7

Lining the Crown

Lesson 8

Making Hat Bandeaux

Lesson 9

Making Buckram Frames

Lesson 10

Varying the Buckram Frame

Lesson 11

Emergencies in Frame Making

Lesson 12

Covering the Buckram Frame

Lesson 13

Brim Finishes

Lesson 14

Covering the Crown

Lesson 15

Folds and Hems

Lesson 16

Brim Bindings

Lesson 17

French Design Work

Lesson 18

Five Different Crowns

Lesson 19

Draping on Concave Surfaces

Lesson 20

Transparent Hats

Lesson 21

Transparent Brims, Brim Extensions

Lesson 22

Bows and Other Fancies

Lesson 23

Shirrings, Dimpled Rosette

Lesson 24

Buckles, Plastron Rosette, Shirrings

Lesson 25

Wiring Ribbon, Woven Bands, Smocking

Lesson 26

Bows and Rossettes

Lesson 27

Steaming and Renovating Materials

Lesson 28

Renovating and Tinting

 

What a historically educational and delightful millinery fancy work art instructional piece this is!

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 needle worker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.

The antique and vintage fabrics, straws, wires, tools, hat blocks, 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 nearby fabric, craft or hobby store…

The item  you will receive is representative of the types of needlework expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your grandmothers did!

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 embroidery. 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!

 

Payment: I prefer Paypal but also accept money orders or personal check.

 Shipping: Within the USA: $3.50 via USPS. Out-of-country destinations (Canada included): $4.50. International buyers are responsible for their country's custom duties. We do not mark merchandise shipments as "gift" on the USPS Customs form. Insurance is optional and runs $1.30 per $50 increments per shipment. Combined shipping is available for all Dakota Prairie Treasures listings ending within 48 hours. We provide a 50% s/h/p discount on all items (following the first purchase) in our combined invoice statement.

Copyright Restrictions: All Dakota Prairie Treasures needlework, design and/or other cd or hardcopy products produced by said seller are copyrighted and owned by us (as is all listing text and photos). Any descriptive text and trademarks provided by the seller in this listing's title, subtitle and description are the sole property of Dakota Prairie Treasures. All rights reserved. You are permitted to use our product's information for items you make for yourself, as gifts or for items you may produce to sell. However, the original designs and images remain the exclusive legal property of Dakota Prairie Treasures. Neither the CD Product content or hardcopy designs or images, or any part thereof, may be reproduced, used in class lessons or duplicated in any media format to be resold or "shared" (either individually or as a package) without Dakota Prairie Treasures' prior written consent. Any and all violations will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Returns allowed due to manufacturing defects only.


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