DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY The Modern Maker Vol. 2: Pattern Manual 1580-1640

This product is a digital file for download, not the physical book.

The Modern Maker Pattern Manual: 1580-1640 is the second book in The Modern Maker series of tailoring and costuming books. This listing is for the digital copy of the book.

This book is a manual for drafting sewing patterns for the styles of clothing from around 1580-1640. Taken from surviving manuals from Spain of the 16th and 17th centuries, this book will be filled with pattern drafts to make historical clothing with a more accurate shape and fit. It will teach you to draft historical patterns with lessons and practice drafts that will help to develop your skill.

This book features over 50 sewing patterns, including men’s outfits, women’s outfits, skirts and gowns, men’s and women’s overcoats and robes, and women’s veils and shawls.

The Modern Maker: Volume 2 is focused on the art and skill of pattern making. For more in-depth instruction on costume construction and the Bara system, check out The Modern Maker Vol. 1: Men’s Doublets.