A Day in the Life of a Colonial Dressmaker |
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| Author:
| Merrill, Amy French |
| Series title: | The Library of Living and Working in Colonial Times Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60853-730-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | PowerKids Press |
| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $42.50 |
Book Description:
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Long before machines pieced together fabrics, dresses were handmade by the loving and capable hands of dressmakers. Copying the designers and fashions of Europe, while creating new patterns of their own, colonial dressmakers would eventually invent a purely American sensibility and style.
Long before machines pieced together fabrics, dresses were handmade by the loving and capable hands of dressmakers. Copying the designers and fashions of Europe, while creating new patterns of their own, colonial dressmakers would eventually invent a purely American sensibility and style.