My sisters gave me "Draping for appearal design" by Helen Joseph-Armstrong. So far it looks good. Tania
--- On Sat, 12/25/10, Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> wrote: > From: Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> > Subject: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get? > To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> > Date: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 10:19 PM > My husband gave me three costume > books: > > How the Watch Was Worn: A Fashion for 500 Years, by > Genevieve Cummins > > Accessories to Modernity: Fashion and the Feminine in > 19th-Century France, by Susan Hiner > > The Cut of His Coat: Men, Dress, and Consumer Culture in > Britain 1860-1914, by Brent Shannon > > A fancy walnut hand mirror > > Also some non-costume books and some chocolate truffles. > > Fran > Lavolta Press > Books on making historic clothing > www.lavoltapress.com > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume