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each section provides an illustration and
pattern for both a man and a woman in
each dated section (1066-1930). Patterns
are Va" scale un less otherwise noted and
have been adapted to modern sizes.
Some instructions regarding construction. but not complete.
Hillhouse. Marion S. and Evelyn A. Mansfield.
Dress Design, Draping, and Flat Pattern
Making. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co..
1948.
TI520.H6: Northern Illinois University
This book is valuable not only for its draping and drafting methods. but for its
styles of the 1930's and 40·s.
Hillson. Lynn. Practical Home Dressmaking.
London: Odhams. late 1940·s.
"Includes pattern cutting. fitting: well Illustrated patterns and diagrams."
(SHEP71)
Holding. Thomas H. Alterations and How to
Use Block Patterns. 2nd Edition. London:
Cutting School and Pattern Office. 189-?
New York Public Library

Block Patterns and How To
Cut By Them. London: The London Tailor.
1905.
New York Public Library
British Liveries. London: T.
H. Holding. 1894.
New York Public Library
Coat Cutting. 4th Edition.
London: LeVere and Co.. 1902.
New York Public Library
Cutting for Stout Men. London: 1892.
New York Public Library
··Practical. well illustrated. with patterns."
(SHEP71)
The Direct System of Ladies
Cutting. London: Publishing and Pattern
Office. and Cutting School. 190
New York Public Library
Ladies Garment Cutting.
London: T. H. Holding. 1890.
New York Public Library
Making Up. Lessons for
Tailors. English Methods of Workmanship. London: T. H. Holding. 189-?
New York Public Library
Simple Lessons in Cutting
for Beginners. London: Cutting School.
and Pattern Office. 1900.
ew York Public Library
_ _ _ _ _ _ . Trousers, Vest, Breeches,
and Gaiter Cutting. 3rd Edition. London:
Cutting School and Pattern Office. 1899.
New York Public Library
_ _ _ _ _ _. Uniforms of the British Army,
Navy and Court. New York: Theatre Arts
Books. 1975 76.
New York Public Library has onginal
publication of 1894
"To the theatncal costume designer and
maker. this will give authentical and practical help. as it includes cutting patterns
and details for all parts of uniforms .. (CS)
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Hollen. Norma R. Flat Pattern Methods. 2nd
Edition. Minneapolis. Minnesota: Burgess
Publishing Co.. 1971
TT520.H64 1975: Northern IllinoIs University.
Flat pattern method based on the use of a
simple pattern which is changed or
modified by specific directions to create
a pattern for a chosen design. Gives
basic set of pa terns in ' 2 " scale with instructions for alteration of hese. 5th Edition entitled Pattern Making by the Flat
Pattern Method, published in 1981.
Hottenroth. Friedrich. Le Costume Chez Les
Peuples Anciens Et Modernes. New York:
E. Weyde. n.d. Paris: Guerinet. 1896.
University of IllinOis. Urbana
"Patterns are quite small and without
scale. but with a good deal of style. Ineteen patterns from 12th to 18th centuries." (ETJ)

"Patterns with excellent shapes evidently
taken from period sources. They are
·scaled·. but the scale is never explained.
Could be scaled to size with some Ingenuity. Patterns as given are so small
that the refinements are lost. Large number of patterns (102) make this a major
vork.·· (ETJ)
Hulme. William H. The Practice of GarmentPattern Making; A Textbook for Clothing
Designers, Teachers of Clothing Technology, and Senior Students. London:
The National Trade Press. Ltd .. 1946.
TT520.H895: North Carolina State University at Raleigh
A practical extension of au hor's work on
'he theory of garment-pattern making:
application of pnnciples stated in that
textbook.

Theory of Garment-Pattern
Making, A Textbook for Clothing Designers, Teachers of Clothing Technology,
and Senior Students. London: The National Trade Press. Ltd.. 1945.
TT520.H9. North Carolina State University
at Raleigh.
"Practical. well illustrated patterns,"
(SHEP77)

Houston. Mary G. and Florence S.
Hornblower. Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian
and Persian Costumes. London: A. and C.
Black. 1920. Revised as Ancient Egyptian,
Mesopotamian and Persian Costume.
London: A. and C. Black. 1954.
GT510.H65 1954: Northern Illinois University
"Twenty-eight scaled patterns. easy to
reproduce. Best source for the countries
and period covered'" (ETJ)

Ancient Greek, Roman, and
Byzantine Costume and Decoration. London: A. and C. Black. 1947.
GT545.H644x 1947: Northern Illinois
University
"Fourteen patterns covering 6th century
B. C. to 12th century A.D. Not as completely scaled as her book on Egyptian
Costume. but garments could easily be
made from these patterns. The period
covered. of course. did not produce garmen s intricate to cut'" (ETJ)
Medieval Costume in England and France. London: A. and C.
Black. 1939.
GT732.H687x: Northern Illinois University
"Thirty-one patterns of the 13th-15th centuries. including ecclesiastical garments.
Occasionally no scale is given. but most
patterns can be easily reproduced'" (ETJ)
Howard. Constance. Complete Dressmaking
in Pictures. London: Odhams Press. n.d.
TT515.H685x: Northern Illinois University
Howlett. Dorothy. The Principles of PatternMaking and Garment Cutting; A Textbook For Use in the Classroom, and For
All Students of Dressmaking and Allied
Subjects. London: UniverSity of London
Press. 1937.
Michigan State Library. Lansing
'Practical: women's pattern and 30's
styles." (SHEP77)

How to Make Dresses. Singer Sewing Library
0.2. ew York: Singer Sewing Machine
Co.. 1930.
Hughes. M. M. The Concise Dress-Cutting
Chart. 1921.
Hughs. Talbot. Dress Design. New York: MacMillan. 1913. 2nd Edition - London' Pitman. 1926.

Women's and Children's
Garment Design. London: National Trade
Press, Ltd .. 1948.
Vancoucer Public Library. Vancouver.
British Columbia
Humphrey, Dr. Practical Trouser Cutting. London: Williamson, n.d.
"Early 1900's: well illustrated with patterns" (SHEP76)
Humphreys. Thomas Darwin. The Polytechnic
Coat System. London: The J. Williamson
Co.. 1889.
3-VLV: New York Public Library

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Innes, Isabella. Scientific Dressmaking and
Millinery. Toronto. Canada: I. Innes, 1913.
VSM: The New York Public Library
International School of Designing. Brooklyn.
The Most Modern and Up- To-Date School
of Cutting and Designing, The Last Word
on Dresses and Underwear. (Binder's TItle: The International Ladies System)
Brooklyn, New York: International School
o Designing, 1927.
VSM- : New York Public Library
Isabel (ed.) Little Dressmaker's Book. London' Pearson. 1914.

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Jones. Amanda. Rules and Directions for Cutting Men's Clothes, by the Square Rule;
By Which, in a Few Hours, A Person May
Acquire Such A Knowledge of the Art. As
Will Enable Him to Cut All Sizes and
Fashions with the Greatest Accuracy. J
W. Copeland. Pnnter. 1822.
TT590.J7: OhiO State Historical Society
Columbus. John Crerar Library

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