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Preloved Chic: Stylish Secrets to Elevate Your Wardrobe With Second-Hand Fashion

$18.88

Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Melville (Author)The preloved fashion scene is taking the world by storm, and for good reason. Today's conscious and savvy consumers are seeking out ways to stretch their dollars and consume more sustainably. Second-hand shopping ticks both of these boxes. Don't miss your opportunity to hop on the preloved fashion bandwagon!Are you curious about getting in on the action, but feel intimidated and overwhelmed? Maybe you've dabbled in preloved shopping, b...

The Two Volume Dressmaker's Guide to Children's Tailoring

$43.18

Report copyright infringementby Various (Author)All manner of dressmaking projects for children's garments can be found in this volume, which is extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Number of Pages: 266 Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: June 01, ...

A Compendium of the History of Lace Making - Lace Making in the British Midlands, France, Italy, Spain and Brussels - Four Volumes in One - Paperback

$61.90

by Various (Author)Enthusiasts of the art of lacemaking will delight in this history of the craft. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Number of Pages: 676 Dimensions: 1.49 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: June 01, 2011

Gentlemen's Garment Cutting: Trousers, Vests, Coats, Overgarments, Corpulent Figures, and Variations - Paperback

$47.50

by Percival Thickett (Author)This compact volume is a complete and handy guide to cutting gentlemen's clothing, including tips for trousers, vests, coats, and more. Gentlemen's Garment Cutting is Percival Thickett's pattern-making book for men's clothing. The complete guide features extensive illustrations, including black-and-white diagrams, photographs, and drawings. Intended for those with some pattern-making experience, this volume contains drafts from the original tailor and clothier. Th...

The Compendium of Renovating, Remodelling and Mending Clothes - A Dressmaker's Guide

$50.38

Report copyright infringementby Various (Author)This compendium contains all manner of information on remodelling, remaking, renovating and mending garments. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Number of Pages: 266 Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Da...

The Comprehensive Home Dressmaker's Guide to Tailored Skirts

$46.06

Report copyright infringementby Mary Brookes Picken (Author)Every aspect of sewing tailored seams and plackets is included in this handy volume. Extensively illustrated with black and white diagrams, photographs and drawings. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Number of Pages: 74 Dimensions: 0.18 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Da...

Getting Started with Makerbot: A Hands-On Introduction to Affordable 3D Printing - Paperback

$15.99

by Bre Pettis (Author), Anna France (Author), Jay Shergill (Author)Ready to join the personal fabrication movement? This hands-on book shows you how to make a wide variety of physical objects with the amazing MakerBot 3D printer. It's handy when you need a replacement for something lost, broken, or no longer made--like a knob on your stove. You can make things instead of buying them, or solve problems with inventions of your own. The possibilities are endless, and MakerBot is the fun, afforda...

Prototype to Product: A Practical Guide for Getting to Market - Paperback

$34.99

by Alan Cohen (Author)Product development is the magic that turns circuitry, software, and materials into a product, but moving efficiently from concept to manufactured product is a complex process with many potential pitfalls. This practical guide pulls back the curtain to reveal what happens--or should happen--when you take a product from prototype to production. For makers looking to go pro or product development team members keen to understand the process, author Alan Cohen tracks the de...

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by Renee DiResta (Author), Brady Forrest (Author), Ryan Vinyard (Author)Thanks to the decreasing cost of prototyping, it's more feasible for professional makers and first-time entrepreneurs to launch a hardware startup. But exactly how do you go about it? This book provides the roadmap and best practices you need for turning a product idea into a full-fledged business. Written by three experts from the field, The Hardware Startup takes you from idea validation to launch, complete with practi...

Designing Connected Products: UX for the Consumer Internet of Things - Paperback

$49.99

by Claire Rowland (Author), Elizabeth Goodman (Author), Martin Charlier (Author)Networked thermostats, fitness monitors, and door locks show that the Internet of Things can (and will) enable new ways for people to interact with the world around them. But designing connected products for consumers brings new challenges beyond conventional software UI and interaction design. This book provides experienced UX designers and technologists with a clear and practical roadmap for approaching consume...

Champagne Supernovas: Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the '90s Renegades Who Remade Fashion

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Report copyright infringementby Maureen Callahan (Author)"Terrifically exciting and fun" (Publishers Weekly), Champagne Supernovas is "a lucid, smoothly executed look at a pivotal decade in the legacy of American fashion" (Kirkus Reviews) as told through the lives of Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, and Alexander McQueen--the three iconic personalities who defined the time. Veteran pop culture journalist Maureen Callahan takes us back to the pivotal style moment of the early 1990s--when supermodel gla...

Wild Company: The Untold Story of Banana Republic

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Report copyright infringementby Mel Ziegler (Author), Patricia Ziegler (Author)In the tradition of Pour Your Heart Into It and How Starbucks Saved My Life, a surprising and inspiring memoir from the founders of Banana Republic. With $1,500 and no business experience, Mel and Patricia Ziegler turned a wild idea into a company that would become the international retail colossus Banana Republic. Re-imagining military surplus as safari and expedition wear, the former journalist and artist created...

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Report copyright infringementby Gaurav Verma (Author), Matt Weber (Author)The SolidWorks Workbook 2022, is 1st edition of the book to be used as supplement practice book for SolidWorks Basic Learners. The book covers practical and practice questions. The methodology followed in this book for creating tutorials starts from beginner level and takes you to industrial level of designing models. The questions discussed in this book cover Sketching, Solid Modeling, Surface Modeling, Sheet Metal Des...

The Maker's Manual: A Practical Guide to the New Industrial Revolution - Paperback

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by Paolo Aliverti (Author), Andrea Maietta (Author), Patrick Di Justo (Editor)The Maker's Manual is a practical and comprehensive guide to becoming a hero of the new industrial revolution. It features dozens of color images, techniques to transform your ideas into physical projects, and must-have skills like electronics prototyping, 3d printing, and programming. This book's clear, precise explanations will help you unleash your creativity, make successful projects, and work toward a sustainab...

InDesign CS5 Automation Using XML & JavaScript

$66.15

Report copyright infringementby Grant Gamble (Author)InDesign is now regarded as the industry standard in desktop publishing and is very widely used by publishing professionals and non-specialists alike. Many users have a pressing need for automation of their workflows but have been reluctant to get started because of the lack of a simple internal mechanism for recording steps, like Photoshop and Illustrator actions. Instead InDesign relies on scripting which, for many InDesign users, may see...

Max Factor and Hollywood: A Glamorous History

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Report copyright infringementby Erika Thomas (Author), Marc Wanamaker (Author)The story of the makeup artist who changed the film industry--and the world of modern cosmetics. When Polish wigmaker and cosmetician Max Factor arrived in Los Angeles at the dawn of the motion picture industry, "make-up" had been associated only with stage performers and ladies of the oldest profession. Appalled by the garish paints worn by actors, Factor introduced the first "flexible" greasepaint for film in 1914...

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Report copyright infringementby Betty Weibel (Author)Detroit Free Press journalist Robert Allen sifts through these advertising fossils, exposing the gripping stories connected to the Motor City's historic rises, falls and eccentricities.Across Detroit, fleeting symbols of the past hide in plain sight, behind weeds and under veneers of paint. Demolishing a vacant building among empty storefronts on the west side uncovered the telltale gold and green of a Vernors Ginger Ale sign, preserved alm...

The Politics of Fashion in Eighteenth-Century America

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Haulman (Author)In eighteenth-century America, fashion served as a site of contests over various forms of gendered power. Here, Kate Haulman explores how and why fashion -- both as a concept and as the changing style of personal adornment -- linked gender relations, social order, commerce, and political authority during a time when traditional hierarchies were in flux.In the see-and-be-seen port cities of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston, fas...

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph Marlin (Author)Like the Cheshire Cat, much of Chicago's history fades away while perched in plain sight.For more than a century, the brick walls of the city served as a ready canvas for advertisements that married artistic experimentation and commercial endeavor. Intrepid painters planted signs for horseshoers and Hamlin's Wizard Oil in places where they would outlast the way of life they represented. Since author Joseph Marlin began documenting the city...

The Book of the Feet - A History of Boots and Shoes

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Report copyright infringementby J. S. Hall (Author)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. With detailed descriptions, historical information, and fantastic illustrations, "The Book of the Feet" will appeal to those with an interest in historical fashion and the evolution and development of footwear. Contents in...

Home Book to Learn Expert Shoe Repairing

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Report copyright infringementby J. M. Levinson (Author)A complete guide to the art of shoe-mending, including a full course on how to do expert shoe repairing from beginning to end. Written in clear, simple language and profusely illustrated, this timeless guide contains everything a layman needs to know to start properly repairing shoes. It will also appeal to those with an interest in historical shoe-mending and manufacturing techniques Contents include: "Follow the Model", "How to Nail a S...

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Report copyright infringementby F. L. West (Author)A series of illustrated lessons on shoe-repair, with a special focus on putting together a plain welted shoe by hand. It has chapters on every aspect from preparing the materials to finishing, making is a must-read for those with a practical interest in shoe-repair. Easy-to-digest and simple, "How to Bottom a Welted Shoe by Hand" is ideal for novices and those with no previous experience. "Some Facts about Comfortable Easy Wearing Shoes", "Pr...

Fashion and Museums: Theory and Practice

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Report copyright infringementby Marie Riegels Melchior (Editor), Birgitta Svensson (Editor)Why is fashion "in fashion" in museums today? This timely volume brings together expert scholars and curators to examine the reasons behind fashion's popularity in the twenty-first century museum and the impact this has had on wider museum practice. Chapters explore the role of fashion in the museum across a range of international case studies including the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum o...

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Report copyright infringementby F. L. West (Author)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. With helpful illustrations and simple instructions, this timeless guide will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in shoe repair. Contents include: "The Proper Way to keep a Shoeshop","Making a Waxed End", "Some Points to bear in mind abou...

The Finishers' Manual - Containing the Receipts of an Expert for Finishing the Bottoms of Boots and Shoe, As Well As Other Valuable Information

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Report copyright infringementby E. T. Thayer (Author)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. Originally intended for contemporary shoe manufacturers and finishers, this handbook will be of considerable utility to modern readers with an interest in leather crafting and is not to be missed by collectors of allied literature. Contents include: "Enamel Stain", ...

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Report copyright infringementby United Shoe Machinery Co (Author)Handbook of Shoe Factory Engineering is a detailed guide to designing and equipping factories, especially those that produce leather boots and shoes. It covers all aspects that need to be considered in general factory construction and management, focusing on light, heat, power, equipment and interior organisation. This volume contains information that will of utility to anyone with a practical interest in factory management, but...

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Report copyright infringementby J. E. Kirwin (Author)First published in 1910, this is a vintage treatise on increasing and maintaining production efficiency in a shoe factory. It includes chapters on competition, factory design and layout, labour management, product specialisation, and much more. Although the industry has changed a lot since the first publication of this book, it includes a wealth of timeless information that will be of utility to modern manufacturers, and it is highly recomm...

A Manual of Shoemaking and Leather and Rubber Products

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Report copyright infringementby W. H. Dooley (Author)This is a vintage textbook on shoemaking originally designed for industrial, trade, and commercial schools in the early twentieth century. From tanning hides to boot repair, this comprehensive volume contains a wealth of timeless information that will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in leather boot and shoe manufacturing. A Manual of Shoemaking and Leather and Rubber Products is written in clear, simple language, making...

Designing, Cutting and Grading Boot and Shoe Patterns, and Complete Manual for the Stitching Room

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Report copyright infringementby C. B. Hatfield (Author)First published in 1897, this volume is a complete guide to designing and cutting boot and shoe patterns, published with the novice in mind. Written in simple, clear language and profusely illustrated, this volume will be of considerable utility of those with a practical interest in shoemaking, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: "Moulding the Last", "Getting and Dissecting the Sta...

$77.31

Report copyright infringementby Susan Carden (Author), Linda Welters (Editor)The development of digital textile printing at the end of the twentieth century has had a profound effect on the design, creation, use and understanding of textiles. This new technology - combined with advances in fabric and dye chemistry - has made it possible to produce complex images on fabric comprising millions of colours, quickly, inexpensively and in flexible quantities; a revolution that has led to a rapid in...

A Few Small Details: Essays on Design and Other Excursions

$10.80

Report copyright infringementby Steve Diskin (Author)A Few Small Details is anything but small and few, and in a way is not at all about details either, but more about the big picture of life and design. Academic, esoteric, amusing and on occasion profound, this book is a collection of lectures, conference presentations, essays and published articles by an author who has lived by design, as a professor and professional, and as a traveler to many countries on the globe. If there is any purpose...

The Superhero Costume: Identity and Disguise in Fact and Fiction

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara Brownie (Author), Joanne B. Eicher (Editor), Danny M. Graydon (Author)Costume defines the superhero, disguising and distinguishing him or her from the civilian alter ego. The often garish garb expresses a hero's otherness and empowers its wearers to seek a primal form of justice. This book provides the first interdisciplinary analysis of the superhero costume and investigates wide-ranging issues such as identity, otherness, ritual dress and disguise. An...