Fashion and textile design

Tatting is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace from a series of knots and loops.

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the importance of properly-fitting shoes, with chapters on the history and development of design, the discrepancies between manufacturing and retailers, different methods of measurement, and much more.

Mary Brooks Picken founded the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Quilting can refer either to the process of creating a quilt or to the sewing of two or more layers of material together to make a thicker padded material.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage hand knitting patterns for the making of cardigans for men.

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

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage hand knitting patterns for the making of winter underwear and nightwear for women.

First published in 1910, this is a vintage treatise on increasing and maintaining production efficiency in a shoe factory.

How to Repair Shoes is a comprehensive guide to shoe-mending with chapters on necessary equipment, how to use the tools, preparing materials, running a shop, and much more.

'A gorgeous, grisly modern fairy tale.

A collection of vintage and traditional recipes and instructions for making a variety of stains for finishing leather shoes and boots, with a particular focus on staining soles.

Learn to make beautiful old fashioned lingerie.

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

Shoes of All Kinds and Styles is a vintage catalogue of shoes and boots published by New York shoe manufacturer Andrew Alexander in 1890.

This book contains a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to designing and making a turban.

This vintage book contains a short guide to Persian embroidery published by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The tying, forming, and arranging of bows have always been considered a feature of paramount importance in the art of millinery.

Discover the diversity and depth of German culture and identityCultural roots and national identities are becoming increasingly important.

Delve into the rich and mysterious history of geishas with our latest book: "e;The History of Geishas in Japan - A Excursion through Japan's Cultural History"e;.

With bright, modern, full colour illustrations, anyone can quickly learn to knit, master new stitches and make a selection of cute and easy knitting projects with Hello Knitting!

While a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology, in New York City, Jacqueline began her modeling career as a runway model for a hot new fashion show.

Edith Head is probably the most iconic of all Hollywood costume designers.

The definition of Fashion is quite infinite as we continue to explore the various minds and cultures that alter the world of Haute Couture; but whilst we endure the investigation of imitation, Fashion then seems to consist of an area that inevitably lingers on the mind of an individual; an area that is known of but is yet to be (well) understood; Culture: its a concept that allows one to feel and see the beauty within various textiles from various continents, and acknowledge the exquisiteness of the minds behind Cultural Haute Couture.

El manual del estilista es un libro clave para las nuevas generaciones de estilistas de moda que quieren entender en qu consiste realmente esta profesin.

This book, Hollywood Deco Fashions of the 1920s, traces the experiences of a young French woman along the path she followed in 1919 from a very small village in the south of France to the grandeur of Hollywood's motion picture industry during its most electrifying and dazzling period-its golden age of the 1920s.

Mega Square Shoes focuses on the history of the shoe and elevates the shoe to the rank of a work of art.

Get out your knitting needles, crochet hooks and sewing machines and learn to make something truly original!

Costura casual y elegante es una edición donde encontrarás prendas simples y combinables para vertirse distinta todos los días.

This book is specially made for the toddlers out there who can't seem to wait to grow up.

Why do you want your child to learn about fashion?

A laugh-out-loud, feel-good novel from Top 100 bestselling author Carmen ReidCan she make it big in the big apple?

Let your daughters master their interest in fashion with this Let's Play Dress Up Now fashion book.

Fashion trends change constantly.

Your little princesses will surely love this edition of our fashion book.

Fashion can be copied, yes, but you will always have your own signature look.

A laugh-out-loud, feel-good novel from Top 100 bestelling author of Worn Out Wife Seeks New Life!

Encourage your child's dream of becoming a future fashion designer or model and don't get in her way.

Is your child showing interest in clothes and fashion?