Friday Freebie: Precision Draping
Precision Draping by Nelle Weymouth Link
Because who doesn’t want to look like a 1940s babe (apart from me, that is).
My favourite thing about this book is the font on the cover. I’d be over the moon if someone recognised the type (or even better, pointed me to a source for it). Also, the fact that this is a pre-1952 book which hasn’t had its copyright re-issued post-1978, means it’s an orphan work/ in the public domain. Yay.
Having said that, there is a lot of information in here on draping (blouses, dresses, sleeves, neckline variations, gowns, princess seamed garments, suits, you name it). Information which is better suited to testing on a dressmaker’s dummy or a very patient (/comatose) buddy. Much like these two books (reviews coming, I’ve only had them for two years) this is not a book you can ‘play alone’ with.
Bitch, please with the flower arranging. We’re here for the weed. And draping. Also Tupperware(R)**.
It’s almost like.. that yoke exploded and your top sprayed out of it. I think it’s time for your meds..
Dolman sleeves: when your day job involves putting clients in a head-lock.*
All I need now is a long range rifle…
The Forties were just preparation for the Eighties. Even the shoulder pads were working their way up..
Get it. If you’re printing it out, double check the margins, the binding on this beauty was super narrow, necessitating some close cropping.
Other cool freebies in the same vein: Everyday Alterations (you know you need this) Practical Essays on Shirt Cutting (one for the Gents) and Pattern Making. That should set you up for the weekend yea?
That’s right. The scanner’s back. But it only works with my old laptop (that’s heading to someone else soon) and not my current one. And even then, the quality isn’t great (which means no high-res images this time around). Which sucks, and not in a good way either.
Any ideas on improving this situation would be welcome.***
* The book includes instructions on draping sleeves.
** Tupperware was invented 2 years before this book came out. These ladies are on the bleedin’ edge I tell ya.
*** I have a Canon LiDE 210 scanner which was working fine with my decrepit old black Macbook and but which freezes, crashes the software then dies when hooked up to my new Mac Book Pro (OS 10.8.2). I’m assuming it’s a driver/ software malfunction but the latest updates don’t seem to have improved the situation.The old Macbook is heading to a new home and the scanner is a warranty replacement scanner (dammit-it should work the second time around). Any work arounds/ advice would be most appreciated. Also the Canon support twit is ignoring me (what’s the point of point of having a Twitter feed if you don’t interact with customers-I’m never buying a Canon again-there is so much online angst against those idiots and their late/non-functional/ non-existant driver updates).
Previously, on Friday Freebies.
My best guess regarding the font is Avant Garde. Umm, make that two of us who don’t want to look like they fell out of the forties, not that there is anything wrong with loving that style, it’s cool, just not me.
Thanks, will look that up-also 40s style.. yea there are elements (sometimes) that can be interesting but late 20s/early 30s stuff is so much hotter. Also 70s because I love menswear style tailoring and the whole Le Smoking look…
What an unexpected pleasure and surprise to find this in my email this lunchtime. Thank you . Will make terrific inspirational reading when I get time ! Hope your scanner problems are sorted soon. Technology is great when it works and the devil when it doesn’t. I’m feeling for you ! Great post and thanks again for the freebies – it’s like an early Christmas.
That must have been a lot of work! Thank you for putting it online.
Wow! I love the 1940′s and 1950′s looks! Thanks for sharing this book!
I’ve been looking for a book on draping forever! Thanks!
I wish I knew what to tell you about your scanner, hope the problem gets resolved. There are definatly some interesting styling details here, I love the neck darts and the dolman sleeve!
Thank you so much for sharing
It looks awesome!
While the styles are iconic, the techniques are still valid so thanks again for these freebies. That’s more online reading I can do over the break:)
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I know I’m late to the party but I’m pretty sure that font is Kabel Light
Thanks Symon-much appreciated.
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