Frances Grimble
Author of After a Fashion: How to Reproduce, Restore, and Wear Vintage Styles
Works by Frances Grimble
The Edwardian Modiste: 85 Authentic Patterns with Instructions, Fashion Plates, and Period Sewing Techniques (1997) 80 copies
Fashions of the Gilded Age, Volume 1: Undergarments, Bodices, Skirts, Overskirts, Polonaises, and Day Dresses,… (2004) 68 copies
The Voice of Fashion: 79 Turn-Of-The-Century Patterns, with Instructions and Fashion Plates (1998) 56 copies
Reconstruction Era Fashions: 350 Sewing, Needlework, and Millinery Patterns, 1867-1868 (2001) 52 copies
Fashions of the Gilded Age, Volume 2: Evening, Bridal, Sports, Outerwear, Accessories, and Dressmaking, 1877-1882 (2004) 47 copies
The Lady's Stratagem: A Repository of 1820s Directions for the Toilet, Mantua-Making, Stay-Making, Millinery &… (2009) 34 copies
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- Grimble, Frances
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- Frances Grimble is the author of nine books on historic costume and needlework (one of which, After a Fashion, is in its second edition). Over 60 of her articles on sewing and vintage clothes have appeared in national magazines, such as Threads, Sew News, and Antique Trader Weekly. Ms. Grimble has been a how-to writer and editor since 1983. She has worked for book publishers, magazine publishers, and software companies; she has written a number of user manuals and coauthored a computer book. More, and detailed, information on her books is available on www.lavoltapress.com.
Ms. Grimble has substantial formal education in researching social history and in clothing design. In 1974 she began making historical reproductions for periods from the Renaissance into the 1920s; she tries to schedule regular sewing time in addition to that required by her writing projects. Since 1972, she has collected vintage clothing and accessories from the late 18th century into the mid 20th.
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