Hand made Sewing Sample Book with Watercolor Illustration on Cover - Pièces de Confection ("Garment Parts")
Published by France, 1930
- Used
Seller: Eclectibles, ABAA, Tolland, CT, U.S.A.Eclectibles, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since March 29, 2012
Condition: Used
US$ 1,500.00
Quantity: 1 available
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"Pièces de Confection" is a completely unique, handmade book that showcases the skills of an unidentified French tailor or seamstress. Each page features one to three squares of sewn fabric; there are 32 squares of fabric in total. Each square is labeled carefully in black ink, and shows a different skill or offering from the maker. Examples include: "Patte indéchirable" (ripstop tab); "Bordé en Forme" (edging tailored to shape); "Col chale" (shawl-style collar); and several kinds of "poches", or pockets. Materials used include tweed, cotton, satin, and thread. The upper wrapper features original gouache art of a young boy fishing and a young girl toting a comically large fish, giving the object a quirky and charismatic energy. Folio (12.5" by 9.5"), 16 unnumbered pages, gatherings held in place with pink ribbon. Fine and meticulous work. Very good to fine; some toning, one or two short tears.
Seller Inventory # 21003449
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Hand made Sewing Sample Book with Watercolor Illustration on Cover - Pièces de Confection ("Garment Parts")
- Publisher
- France
- Publication year
- 1930
- Seller catalogs
- Cultural History, etc., Made by Hand
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| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
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| First item | US$ 6.00 | US$ 8.00 |
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CT, U.S.A.
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