Textiles and fibres

This vintage book presents a comprehensive history of footwear, exploring the fashions of the Egyptians, Hebrews, Persians, Greeks, and Romans; as well as the styles in Europe from the middle ages to the nineteenth century.

This vintage instructional manual is perfect for the leatherwork novice and enthusiast alike.

This informative book comprises a comprehensive manual of the varying methods used in leatherworking.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to saddle- and harness-making, with information on tools and equipment, comments on different techniques, instructions for making, and much more.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This book contains a comprehensive guide to operating the "e;Martha Washington"e; electric sewing machine.

This vintage collection of articles offers insights into the fundamental practice of leathercraft, with a special focus on the leather bag.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to the manufacture of leather, originally written for the general student of leather work.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to making a gloves, with detailed directions for using leather, employing patterns, cutting, stitching, and everything else one might need to know.

This vintage handbook on leathercrafting and shoemaking remains a helpful and practical text for anyone interested in leatherworking and traditional crafts.

Volume two of the "e;Hand Books of the Textile Industry"e; contains information on the manufacture of woven fabrics and related materials, describing in detail the different types of yarn and how to use a loom.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Originally published in the 1930s.

This vintage book contains a detailed and practical guide to decorating leather.

This is a vintage guide to leather working by Australian writer Paul N.

First published in1906, this book contains a classic guide to textiles, dealing specifically with various different fabrics and how they should be prepared and dyed.

Sewing is the perfect hobby - it's relaxing, creative and useful!

You and your clothes can always look their fabulous best with the wisdom of Alicia Healey, a lady's maid and wardrobe consultant who trained at Buckingham Palace and now works with clients around the world.

What could be cuter than a woolly pompom creature?

A world-class tale of love and deceit, rivalry and destiny from the Lahore-based writer Uzma Aslam Khan.

Keep it simple and do it well.

This vintage book contains a guide to the various methods employed in preparing, tanning, dressing, scenting, and renovating wool and fur pelts, as well as fine leather.

Follow instructions on how to make leather items.

This vintage collection of articles offers insights into the fundamental practice of leathercraft, with a special focus on glovemaking.

YARN COUNTS AND CALCULATIONS.

Originally published in London, 1927.

A series of illustrated lessons on shoe-repair, with a special focus on putting together a plain welted shoe by hand.

The making of bags and purses with leather is one of the oldest and most universal of its uses.

This vintage book contains a concise guide to tanning leather, with information on blacking, stuffing, finishing, and more.

Uppers, Leather and Findings is a vintage catalogue of shoe and boot parts and accessories published by New York shoe manufacturer Michael Arthur.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to leather working.

This antique text contains one of a series of pamphlets known as the 'Merit Badge Library', written with the intention of providing American boy scouts with the information required to attain certain merit badges.

This is a comprehensive scientific investigation into the effects of glucose and salts on sole leather, originally published by the United States Department of Commerce in 1919.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to tanning leather, with information on tools and equipment, required materials, different techniques, benefits, common problems, and many other related aspects.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to decorating leather, with information on staining, painting, modelling, tools and equipment, and many other related aspects.

This vintage handbook offers insights into the fundamental practice of leather wallet crafting.

This vintage book contains some concise but useful facts about leather, boots, and shoes.

This classic guidebook is perfect for the leatherwork novice and enthusiast alike.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This vintage handbook offers insights into the fundamental practice of leathercraft, with a special focus on the leather belt.

This book contains a vintage article on the subject of leather working, being a collection of entertaining and commonly unknown facts related to leather, skinning, and tanning.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to curing, tanning and colouring the skins of sheep, goat, dog, rabbit, otter, beaver, mink, wolf, and more.

"e;Weaving Patterns of Yesterday and Today"e; explores the history of weaving and weaving patterns, first looking at its origins before walking the reader trough the various methods used to produce different patterns.

This antique book contains a detailed step by step guide to making toy animals out of leather.

This vintage book contains a detailed investigation into the composition of sole leathers in the early twentieth century.

Facts Worth Knowing About Leather, Boots, and Shoes is a concise guide to shoe manufacturing and the shoe industry, published by Chicago shoe manufacturers "e;Walker Tannery"e;.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive treatise on the scientific and chemical processes involved in making leather.