Workwoman's Guide by a Lady [Paperback]

Lady (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 303 pages
• Publisher: Opus Pubns Inc (June 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940983001
• ISBN-13: 978-0940983007
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,444,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars period help with everything from clothing to cooking, October 21, 2001

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A. Zulli (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Workwoman's Guide by a Lady (Paperback)

This is an amazing book, considering the time at which it was written, and by whom. The 'Lady' provides hundreds of clear line drawings, illustrating the proper method of making childrens clothing, bed draperies, baskets, and probably anything else you would ever want to make for the early 19th century. She also has a section of recipes for care of the household, from stain removers to homemade ink. Highly reccomended for anyone interested in studying or recreating the early to mid 19th c.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure., January 29, 2007

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Linda Pagliuco "katknit" (CT, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Workwoman's Guide by a Lady (Paperback)

Even with the internet, it's still very difficult to find genuine antique patterns for knitting, sewing, and other needlecrafts, possibly because not all that many survive. I've owned this reissue of Workwoman's Guide since it was first released, and as a museum educator and avid knitter, refer to it frequently for authentic source material for projects and museum interpretation of the Early American (19th century) household. A few words of advice to those who would like to attempt a Workwoman's pattern: there are countless diagrams to accompany the text, but few if any are to scale. Some of the terminology is archaic, but modern definitions and comparisons can be found in a comprehensive dictionary or on the net.

3.0 out of 5 stars The Workwoman's Guide, January 10, 2012

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This review is from: Workwoman's Guide by a Lady (Paperback)

I ordered this book because I thought it had pictures of historic window treatments - which it did, but not very many, and not very detailed. My mistake.