Historic Costumes and How to Make Them (Dover Fashion and Costumes) by Mary Fernald and E. Shenton croaking generously extends a welcome to

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Anyone who knows Ruth Krauss' A Hole Is To Dig and I'll Be You and You Be Me is aware of her remarkable talent for drawing from children their own ideas--sometimes only semi-articulated--and giving them substance

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Historic Costumes and How to Make Them (Dover Fashion and Costumes) by Mary Fernald and E. Shenton croaking generously extends a welcome toThis practical and informative guidebook is a "must have" for anyone planning to create accurate period costumes for theatrical productions and historical reenactments. From short tunics worn by Saxon men in the fifth century to a lady's bustle dress of the late 1800s, this profusely illustrated text contains a wealth of authentic patterns. Information on pattern sizes, materials required, and methods of sewing accompany simply drawn diagrams for