 | The Cut of Women's Clothes, 1600-1930 by Norah Waugh
Buy new: £34.50 / Used from: £35.00 Norah Waugh is a goddess. One of the most authentic pattern books you could wish for.
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 | Cut of Men's Clothes: 1600-1900 by Norah Waugh
Buy used from: £55.00 Here she is again. If you get this book guard it with your life.
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 | Costume in Detail: Women's Dress, 1730-1930 by Nancy Bradfield
Buy new: £9.71 / Used from: £9.00 Hundreds of reference pictures, no patterns but still useful and inspirational.
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 | Men's Garments, 1830-1900: Guide to Pattern Cutting and Tailoring by R.I. Davis
Buy used from: £34.92 Really good pattern books for men's period tailoring.
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 | Men's 17th and 18th Century Costume, Cut and Fashion by Ron I. Davis
Buy used from: £67.62 Yup he's that good.
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 | Corsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh
Buy new: £25.07 / Used from: £22.99 If you are going into costuming you need this book!! The starting point of all construction.
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 | Patterns of Fashion: v.1: Vol 1 by Janet Arnold
Buy new: £12.50 / Used from: £10.68 Another costume bible. BUY THE SERIES!
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 | Patterns of Fashion 2 by Janet Arnold
Buy new: £12.60 / Used from: £10.78 Taken from actual period pieces. You can't get more acurate.
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 | Patterns of Fashion: 1560-1620 v. 3 by Janet Arnold
Buy new: £12.49 / Used from: £11.05 Janet Arnold: Patron Saint of costume makers.
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 | Patterns for Theatrical Costumes: Garments, Trims and Accessories from Ancient Egypt to 1915 by Katherine Strand Holkeboer
Buy new: £15.23 / Used from: £20.97 Basic but great as a quick reference or for beginners.
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 | Classic Tailoring Techniques: A Construction Guide For Men's Wear by Roberto Cabrera
Buy new: £30.40 / Used from: £51.88 In depth detail yet surprisingly clear and easy to use.
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 | Classic Tailoring Techniques: A Construction Guide for Women's Wear (F.I.T. Collection) by Roberto Cabrera
Buy new: £29.34 / Used from: £36.73 You need this book!!!
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 | The Perfect Fit: A Practical Guide to Adjusting Sewing Patterms for a Professional Finish by Creative Publishing International
Buy new: £6.17 / Used from: £5.27 I don't own this but good pattern cutting and fitting is essential.
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 | Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries by Avril Hart
Buy used from: £19.99 Great reference photos.
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 | Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston
Buy used from: £18.00 More great reference photos,
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 | Four Hundred Years of Fashion
Buy new: £12.09 / Used from: £9.20 Great book spanning a lot of eras.
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 | The Tudor Tailor by Jane Malcolm-Davies
Buy new: £12.48 / Used from: £10.79 |
 | Historic Costumes and How to Make Them by Mary Fernald
Buy new: £4.92 / Used from: £4.07 |
 | Pattern Cutting for Men's Costume (Backstage) by Elizabeth Friendship
Buy new: £14.55 / Used from: £17.64 I can't wait for this to be released.
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 | The History of Underclothes by C.Willett Cunnington
Buy new: £6.34 / Used from: £5.73 |
 | Period Costume for Stage and Screen, Outer Garments, Book II: Dominos, Dolmans, Coats, Pelisses, Spencers, Calashes, Hoods and Bonnets Bk. 2: Dominos, ... Spencers, Callashes, Hoods & Bonnets by Jean Hunnisett
Buy used from: £72.27 We used to use these books in college, not entirely accurate but great for stage.
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| Period Costume for Stage and Screen: Medieval-1500: Patterns for Women's Dress by Jean Hunnisett
Buy used from: £81.95 More Jean, she's a legend.
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| Period Costume for Stage and Screen: 1800-1909: Patterns for Women's Dress by Jean Hunnisett
Buy used from: £67.48 |
 | Period Costume for Stage and Screen: 1500-1800: Patterns for Women's Dress by Jean Hunnisett
Buy used from: £39.95 |
| Period Costume for Stage and Screen: Patterns for Outer Garments: Cloaks, Capes, Stoles and Wadded Mantles: 1 by Jean Hunnisett
Buy used from: £73.35 |
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