Friday Freebie: Lingerie Patternmaking and Grading Simplified
Friday Freebie: Lingerie Patternmaking and Grading Simplified: A Manual for the Student and the Worker
By Jack Kirschner
Published in 1950.
Copyright not renewed i.e. it’s in the public domain now.
*Gasp* an ankle! Quick toss a blanket over her before someone suffers a paroxysm!
If you are concerned about the copyright status of anything I post, READ THIS before penning angry missives to me (what is this, the Victorian Age?) regarding ‘the nature of copyright’ please read carefully through the information in the following links:
Copyright terms and the public domain.
Searching Google’s online repository of pre-1978 copyright records.
Searching the Copyright Office’s records from 1978-current (database of active copyrights).
Bear in mind that just because someone’s selling a book does not mean that the book is still under copyright/ they own the copyright to the book. Everything in the public domain (i.e. no longer under copyright) can be printed and sold by anyone. Many companies currently sell print copies of expired copyright/ public domain books (just Google print-on-demand - these books are sold on sites like Abebooks, the Book Depository, and by independent suppliers). Modern Pattern Design by Harriet Pepin is one such book. It has been out of copyright for years- some publishers sell it as is, others add a couple of pages/ a chapter to ‘put the book in context’, copyright the annotated version and sell it. One of the publishers doing the latter is the Centre for Pattern Design (I have been in touch with them about their copyright on Pepin’s book and they only own the copyright on one such contextual version-which means if I come across a scanable version of the original I will scan it and make it available).
I put up these posts because I feel this information should be made freely available to everyone that can make use of it. Modern sewing/ pattern-making books can be prohitively expensive and are generally not as thorough in their treatments of the same topics as their vintage/ antiquarian counterparts.
Books that fall under this category/clause of US copyright law are the only ones I make available:
I.e. books which are no longer covered by copyright. If you have proof that this is not the case (for example, documentation or images supporting current copyright details for this version) please do send me a link. I’ve listed the databases I use to check for copyright specifications. If you know of others I would appreciate links to those as well.
If you are concerned that the book in question may be covered by a different copyright in your country, you have two options: look up the copyright status of the book for your country using the ‘Global‘ link above or, don’t download the book. However, if you download it and then send me a shitty email regarding ‘the nature of copyright’ I will banish you to the spam folder of isolation (for being a total hypocrite/ troll. Yes. I analyse metrics. So I know.)
*sigh* And now for some information about the book. It covers pattern making for Lingerie. From ye olde days (1950 is ye olde) so the styles and techniques used will be fairly different from those in vogue today (due to stylistic changes, technological advances and the availability of materials that only existed in Science Fiction back in the day).
More free dressmaking sh*t here [seriously- Millinery and furs too. No I am not sorting it and picking goodies to feature. Some idiot suggested I should run around leaving comments linking all the Friday Freebies to all the blog posts out there mentioning said books. Because, obviously, I have nothing better to do. And Google hasn't been invented yet. The only reason said idiot wasn't rewarded with a swift kick to the head is because I don't (yet) know where it lives].
Previously on Friday Freebies.
Disclaimer: All non-self-generated images remain copyright of their original owners and are used here for purposes of illustration, humour and review. Image of lady in slip from Lingerie Parisienne by Juliette Morel. Featured image depicting measuring for dressmaking from Dress Selection and Design by Marion S. Hillhouse.
Very cool and you crack me up when you are putting people in their place. Spam folder of isoloation, love it.
Also, the google docs link isn’t working for me, although the link to all the other dressmaking books does. That’s quite the impressive list of books.
Ah copyright. It seems to be one of those thorny issues that people either completely disregard or are terrified of. I work in the Museums sector and the issues about use of images that are/aren’t/may be/definitely aren’t under copyright is such a minefield.
It won’t let me get it!
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The “Get it” link isn’t working for me.
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This is great, thanks so much for scanning these!
You’re welcome!
This looks to be an excellent resource – thanks for sharing!
You’re hilarious.
People will always complain about something, it’s as if the Internet makes you forget the “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all” motto we learned in preschool. If people don’t want to read what you have to say or put up, they need not follow your awesome blog.
I also would like to add that I really like this feature it your blog and I love seeing all the pictures from old books- in other words, I appreciate all the work you put into it.
Thanks so much. It does take a fair bit of time and effort so it makes me very happy to see people getting something out of it. I guess I was little irritated that the person making the complaint (without actually looking up the status of the book’s copyright) had nonetheless downloaded a copy already XD
I kiss your feet! Thank you for this book!
Please dont! Just use the book XD
I’ve always know you know your stuff. Thanks again for the freebie.
Now to use it
You’re most welcome! I hope you get lots of use out of it.
I am actually encouraged that your readers seem to care so much about copyright! Maybe Australians are more honest than Americans? You do us all a great service by finding these wonderful resources.
Thanks Lynn-yes while I am aware that the people that bother to comment are the ones that give a sh*t (because they’re investing time and effort into something) I find angry/righteously right/ ranty comments unhelpful and unjustified (especially when it’s obvious the person doing the ranting has a) already downloaded a copy of the book they’re contesting copyright for b) hasn’t done the least bit of research to check whether the copyright actually is contestable. I mean at the very least Google the book up and click the first two links (usually the open library or the internet archive). If it’s listed there as out of copyright then save those 5 molecules of ATP instead of spending them on angry sputtering in my direction.. XD
I appreciate this post and all your previous Friday Freebies. Thanks for the education on copyright as well!
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I’ve been looking through your blog and these freebies are amazing. Don’t know if I’ll actually do anything with the new found knowledge but at least I’ve found it.
Lingerie pattern making? That sounds very interesting! I’m going to take a look at it, it’s probably full of inspiration.. Thanks for sharing this as well as a clear explanation of copyright and public domain
i’m a librarian, and I love that I’m reading about copyright on my sewing blogs!
I love reading these works you find.
Holy shit I’m going to have to come back again and again to browse. Thank you for finding this wee treasure trove …. and for banishing idiots to their rightful place (I do however hope you don’t find out where that particular one lives
).
PS Happy New Year!