60 Rare Old Books on Millinery and Hat Making vintage patterns tutorials felt straw bonnets caps brims blocking DIY - Instant PDF Download

THE MILLINERY, HATS & HAT MAKING COLLECTION

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The Digital Library is proud to present this stunning virtual archive of 60 rare, vintage and hard-to-find books and documents compiled together for the first time in one unique virtual library covering all aspects of MILLINERY, HAT MAKING & HAT CARE.

Not only will you learn how to make hats of all shapes, styles and sizes, you’ll also discover the history of head wear throughout the ages. Full of vintage patterns and designs, these books will teach you the best methods for designing, making, handling, cleaning and re-shaping hats. From luxurious vintage ladies designs, and gentleman’s bowlers, to straw hats, flat-caps and bonnets – all styles and aspects are covered.

Some of these books are extremely rare and will provide a valuable reference archive full of vintage design ideas and tips and techniques both for the beginner and the more experienced millinery enthusiast.

This is a DIGITAL item! All of the books have been scanned in HQ and preserved forever in modern pdf format, easy to read on any laptop, computer, e-reader, tablet or even smartphone. You can also print any page you wish, or even books in their entirety.


Full List of Books Included:

A complete course in millinery; twenty-four practical lessons detailing the processes for mastering the art of millinery; a text book for teachers of millinery by J. Bottomley (1919)

A seasonal industry, a study of the millinery trade in New York by M. Van Kleeck (1917)

A short treatise on head wear, ancient and modern by A. C. Goater (1885)

A treatise on hat-making and felting, including a full exposition of the singular properties of fur, wool, and hair by J. Thomson (1868)

An essay, on the manufacture of straw bonnets by S. Standley (1825)

Aprons and caps (1921)

Aprons and caps by Womans Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences (1922)

Beeton's housewife's treasury of domestic information ... fancy needlework, dressmaking and millinery - I. Beeton (1879)

Catalog by Boyden, Malloy & Co. (1875)

Catalogue fall and winter 1891 by Deutsch & Co. New York (1891)

Chart of bias cutting by M. O. Ginsburg (1919)

Cleaning and reshaping felt hats a home chore (1921)

Complete guide to millinery of Kintzel millinery school by M. Kintzel (1915)

Concerning millinery by K. J. Giblin (1902)

Dame fashion Paris - London, 1786-1912 - J. M. Price (1913)

Dresses and bonnets and ribbons by Lord & Taylor (1870)

Dressmaking and millinery by E. Bryner (1916)

Fashion book novelties, costumes, mantles, millinery, etc. by Debenham & Freebody, London (1874)

Fashion for Fall 1859 by Beebe & Co, New York (1859)

Fine millinery fall and winter styles for ladies, misses and children, 1899-1900 by H. O'Neill & Co. (1899)

Hats & Caps catalog - Boyden, Malloy & Co. (1875)

Head-gear, antique and modern, illustrated by R. H. Wadleigh (1879)

Home millinery course; a thorough, practical and complete series of lessons by The National Millinery Company (1909)

Home millinery, Madame Margariete's manual by M. A. Creamer (1920)

How to handle hats by G. H. Woodrow (1905)

Instruction book...designing, pattern drafting, dress making, millinery - Livingston's academy, Washington, D. C. (1922)

Instructions in hat cleaning by 'An Expert Hatter' (1920)

Ladies Hats & Bonnetts by Lord & Taylor (1895)

Le Compagnonnage des chapeliers bruxellois by G. Des Marez (1909)

Le petit maître by M. Melcher (1896)

Lloyd's treatise on hats with twenty-four engravings containing novel delineations of his various shapes, shewing the manner in which they should be worn by R. Lloyd (1819)

Make your own hats by G. A. Martin (1921)

Manual for a millinery department by University of Pittsburgh (1922)

Millinery - French pattern bonnets, and round hats by H. O'Neill & Co. (1879)

Millinery as a trade for women by L. Perry (1916)

Millinery by C. R. Aiken (1922)

Mode in Hats and Headdress - R. Wilcox (1910)

Modern millinery; a workroom text book containing complete instruction in the work of preparing, making and copying millinery by H. B. Lyon (1922)

Real beauty in knit goods - Mohawk Valley Cap Factory (1909)

Scientific hat finishing and renovating by H. L. Ermatinger (1919)

Straw hats, their history and manufacture by H. Inwards (1922)

The Canadian Millinery Review (Jan - Dec 1910)

The chemistry of hat manufacturing; lectures delivered before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by W. Smith (1906)

The delineator - dressmaking, needlework & millinery magazine vol. 24 (1881)

The delineator - dressmaking, needlework & millinery magazine vol. 38 (1882)

The delineator - dressmaking, needlework & millinery magazine vol. 53 (1899)

The diary of a milliner - B. Otis (1867)

The hand-book of millinery - M. J. Howell (1847)

The hatter's guide, or scientific instructor - R. Holmes (1919)

The history and development of hats and head-gear - C. E. Keator (1890)

The Ladies' self instructor in millinery and mantua making, embroidery and appliqué, canvas-work, knitting, netting, and crochet-work by unknown author (1853)

The milliner's guide, a complete handy reference book for the workroom, embraces the professional experience of ages by J. Bottomley (1917)

The millinery department - C. R. Aiken (1918)

The Millinery Trade in Boston and Philadelphia - L. Perry (1916)

The national course in home economics; how to practice economy in the home, containing original suggestions on home milinery - R. Beezley (1917)

The practical science and secrets of cleaning, bleaching...and making over old hats new - R. Holmes (1912)

The practical scourer and garment dyer comprising dry or chemical cleansing, ... bleaching and dyeing of straw hats, gloves and feathers of all kinds - W. Brannt (1893)

The twentieth century hat factory by D. C. Mills (1910)

Twelve letters to a young milliner by S. A. Higgins (1883)

United States Army Headgear 1855-1902



An absolute must for anyone with an interest in millinery and all types of hat making – a treasure trove of information for a very small price!


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