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NORTH Susan (ed.), TIRAMANI Jenny (ed.)Seventeenth-century women's dress patternsLondon : V&#38;A publishing, Victoria and Albert museum, 2011, 160 p.ISBN 978-1-85177-631-3MOND 500Résumé :This innovative and breathtakingly detailled book on the V&#38;A's fashion collections presents dress patterns, cosntruction details, embroidery and making instructions for 15 garments and accessories from the wardrobes of seventeenth-century women. Book one in this exciting series includes waistcoats, bodices, gloves and a mantle.Full step-by-step drawings of the construction sequence are given for each garment to enable the reader to accurately reconstruct them. There are scale patterns of every item and scale diagrams for making linen and metal thread laces, knitting patterns and embroidery desings. Multiple photographs of the objects, close-up construction details and the use of x-ray photography reveal the hidden elements of the clothes, the precise number of layers and the stitches used inside.Table des matières :Introduction and acknowledgementsThe tools and techniques of the tailor and seamstressEmbroidery tools and techniquesKnitting stitchesSewing stitchesEmbroidery stitchesHow to use this bookThe patternsMargaret Layton's waiscoat, 1610-15, Claire ThorntonPink silk waistcoat, 1610-20, Jenny TiramaniBlackwork waistcoat, 1920-25, Luca CostiglioloFustian waistcoat, 1630s, Jenny TiramaniSlashed satin bodice, 1630s, Luca CostiglioloKnitted silk waistcoat, 1630-1700, Susan NorthEmbroidered linen mantle, 1590-1610, Claire ThorntonLinen smock, 1620-40, Armelle LucasLinen hood, 1600-1640, Armelle LucasEmbroidered coif and forehead cloth, 1600-1650, Armelle LucasLinen band and cuffs, 1630-35, Jenny TiramaniEmbroidered partlet and sleeve panels, 1615-25, Jenny TiramaniLinen kerchief, 1600s, Susan NorthEmbroidered linen gloves, 1600-1625, Claire ThorntonEmbroidered kid gloves, 1610-30, Jenny TiramaniAxe de recherches : Axe transversal : Cultures visuelles