The Complete Book of Home Millinery

Near Fine in Very Good Pictorial Dust Jacket. Instructions on how to become a home milliner and make professional-quality hats, with simple directions and easy-to-follow patterns to make the basic brim, block the crown, cover the frame with fabric, line and insert the headband, and make trimmings. Includes instructions for custom-made headwear, such as the dinner hat, turban, pillbox, beret, straw, braid, two-piece and sectional crown, feather, flower, felt, velour, beaver, lace, cap, veil, etc. Illustrated throughout with b/w diagrams and photographs. Diagrams by Gil Bartlett. Attractive grey cloth with red decoration on front and red titling on spine. Dust Jacket show some general wear and rubbing, with corners bumped, wear and mild cracking along edges, wear and mild loss at top & tail of spine, mild soiling and scuffing. The Dust Jacket is not price clipped, but does have a price sticker (from J.C. Penney's) on the front inner flap where the price should be. Interior is clean, crisp, tight & bright, unmarked. 108 pp. Approx. 6.25" x 8.75". A very nice copy. Carefully shipped in secure parcel. Ask all questions; glad to respond. …