Vintage Techniques and Patterns for Making Fabric Flowers
by C Davidson, edited by Bramcost Publications

Book Details

• Note: We are the publisher of this book. Buy with confidence.
• Condition: New
• Edition: High-quality, unabridged reprint, carefully restored for modern readers
• Originally published: 1930s
• Publisher: Bramcost Publications
• Publication year (reprint): 2012
• Format: Softcover
• Pages: 110
• Size: 6.69x9.61 iinches
• Language: English

  

Originally published in the 1930s, this book is a complete guide to making 26 flowers using either professional flower making tools or substitutions for professional tools (ie, knives, melon baller, teaspoon, etc.). Techniques covered include:

• simple fabric stiffener recipes
• how to stem small bunches of flowers
• wiring leaves
• cutting flower patterns
• pressing to get desired shapes
• making flower centers
• assembling flower sprays
• using dye to color fabric
• assembling the flowers

Flower patterns and instructions for assembling 26 flowers are included:

• camellia
• tiger lily
• orange blossom
• nasturtium
• orchids
• violets
• velvet violets
• red velvet rose
• carnation
• velvet carnation
• daffodils
• pansies
• lily of the valley
• wattle
• cabbage rose and bud
• flannel flowers
• daisy
• buttercups
• wheat
• small red poppy
• cornflower
• hibiscus
• chrysanthemum
• French rose bud
• small daisies

Hundreds of illustrations and pattern pieces detail this book, giving the user 26 clear flower making lessons to create embellishments for clothing, hats, home furnishings and any other item that needs a dainty, floral touch.

Please see images for the book's sample pages. Be sure to check our other listings for more vintage flower making and millinery books. 

 

About Bramcost Publications

Bramcost specializes in preserving rare and out-of-print vintage lifestyle books and patterns, focusing on how our foremothers and forefathers lived, worked, and created. Our catalog emphasizes:

• makeup, hairstyling, beauty
• sewing, fashion, pattern drafting
• knitting, crochet
• millinery, hat making, hat patterns
• ribbon work, embroidery, embellishments
• needlework, quilting
• jewelry, beadwork
• weddings, bridal interest
• paper dolls, doll books, doll clothes patterns
• holiday, celebrating traditions

Please see our other listings for additional titles in vintage beauty, fashion, entertainment, needlework, and domestic arts.