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Textiles and Clothing
Watson, Kate Heintz
2,724 Gutenberg downloadsen2007Difficulty 56 (Graduate)
Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period
Jacob, P. L.
1,838 Gutenberg downloadsen2004Difficulty 61 (Academic)
A dictionary of men's wear
Baker, William Henry
1,693 Gutenberg downloadsen2025Difficulty 59 (Graduate)
The history of fashion in France : $b or, the dress of women from the Gallo-Roman period to the present time
Challamel, Augustin
1,618 Gutenberg downloadsen2025Difficulty 79 (Expert)
Greek dress : $b a study of the costumes worn in ancient Greece, from pre-Hellenic times to the Hellenistic age
Abrahams, Ethel Beatrice
1,467 Gutenberg downloadsen2016Difficulty 57 (Graduate)
Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States
Kidwell, Claudia Brush
1,421 Gutenberg downloadsen2011Difficulty 58 (Graduate)
Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
Earle, Alice Morse
1,403 Gutenberg downloadsen2003Difficulty 45 (College)
Self-instructor in the art of hair work, dressing hair, making curls, switches, braids, and hair jewelry of every description.
Campbell, Mark
1,308 Gutenberg downloadsen2012Difficulty 28 (Middle School)
English Costume
Calthrop, Dion Clayton
1,248 Gutenberg downloadsen2010Difficulty 41 (College)
Dress design $b: an account of costume for artists & dressmakers
Hughes, Talbot
1,172 Gutenberg downloadsen2011Difficulty 51 (Graduate)
Jewels and the woman: The romance, magic and art of feminine adornment
Ostier, Marianne
1,118 Gutenberg downloadsen2022Difficulty 56 (Graduate)
Le Pantalon Féminin
Dufay, Pierre
1,035 Gutenberg downloadsfr2019
The Heritage of Dress: Being Notes on the History and Evolution of Clothes
Webb, Wilfred Mark
1,002 Gutenberg downloadsen2013Difficulty 48 (College)
The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews
Conkling, Margaret C. (Margaret Cockburn)
906 Gutenberg downloadsen2012Difficulty 93 (Quantum Electrodynamics)
Needlework Economies: A Book of Mending and Making with Oddments and Scraps
Unknown
862 Gutenberg downloadsen2015Difficulty 41 (College)
Woman as Decoration
Burbank, Emily
830 Gutenberg downloadsen2006Difficulty 60 (Graduate)
Textile Fabrics A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Church-vestments, Dresses, Silk Stuffs, Needlework and Tapestries, forming that Section of the Museum
Rock, Daniel
819 Gutenberg downloadsen2021Difficulty 55 (Graduate)
In Vanity Fair: A Tale of Frocks and Femininity
Brainerd, Eleanor Hoyt
796 Gutenberg downloadsen2014Difficulty 54 (Graduate)
Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, January, 1854
Various
772 Gutenberg downloadsen2015Difficulty 53 (Graduate)
The corset and the crinoline : $b A book of modes and costumes from remote periods to the present time
Lord, William Barry
761 Gutenberg downloadsen2016Difficulty 53 (Graduate)
Modern Design in Jewellery and Fans
Unknown
758 Gutenberg downloadsen2015Difficulty 53 (Graduate)
The Evolution of Fashion
Gardiner, Florence Mary
753 Gutenberg downloadsen2011Difficulty 58 (Graduate)
The Sunshade, the Glove, the Muff
Uzanne, Octave
750 Gutenberg downloadsen2014Difficulty 64 (Academic)
Costume: Fanciful, Historical and Theatrical
Aria, Mrs. (Eliza Davis)
747 Gutenberg downloadsen2015Difficulty 62 (Academic)
Clothing and Health: An Elementary Textbook of Home Making
Kinne, Helen & Cooley, Anna M. (Anna Maria)
740 Gutenberg downloadsen2014Difficulty 37 (High School)
Garment cutting in the twentieth century : $b Consisting of a series of articles on garment cutting and making
Hertzer, Günther F.
740 Gutenberg downloadsen2024Difficulty 49 (College)
Straw Hats: Their history and manufacture
Inwards, Harry
729 Gutenberg downloadsen2015Difficulty 56 (Graduate)
Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations
Houston, Mary G. (Mary Galway) & Hornblower, Florence S.
693 Gutenberg downloadsen2017Difficulty 45 (College)
The Mirror of the Graces Containing General Instructions for Combining Elegance, Simplicity, and Economy with Fashion in Dress; Hints on Female Accomplishments and Manners; and Directions for the Preservation of Health and Beauty
Lady of distinction, active 19th century
690 Gutenberg downloadsen2022Difficulty 60 (Graduate)
The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association
Smith, Watson
686 Gutenberg downloadsen2006Difficulty 57 (Graduate)
Germany from the Earliest Period, Volume 4
Menzel, Wolfgang
685 Gutenberg downloadsen2005Difficulty 68 (Academic)
Chats on Costume
Rhead, G. Woolliscroft (George Woolliscroft)
665 Gutenberg downloadsen2014Difficulty 54 (Graduate)
Origin and Early History of the Fashion Plate
Nevinson, J. L. (John Lea)
665 Gutenberg downloadsen2010Difficulty 57 (Graduate)
Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 2)
Trollope, Frances Milton
664 Gutenberg downloadsen2012Difficulty 54 (Graduate)
Umbrellas and Their History
Sangster, William
664 Gutenberg downloadsen2004Difficulty 58 (Graduate)
My secrets of beauty : $b Including more than 1,000 valuable recipes for preparations used and recommended by Mme. Cavalieri herself
Cavalieri, Lina
661 Gutenberg downloadsen2025Difficulty 46 (College)
Histoire de la prostitution chez tous les peuples du monde depuis l'antiquité la plus reculée jusqu'à nos jours, tome 6/6
Jacob, P. L.
652 Gutenberg downloadsfr2014
The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes
Hall, Joseph Sparkes
652 Gutenberg downloadsen2018Difficulty 61 (Academic)
Simplex Munditiis, Gentlemen
Delano de Lannoy, Mortimer & Arnold, Reginald Harvey
643 Gutenberg downloadsen2018Difficulty 39 (High School)
Habits and men, with remnants of record touching the makers of both
Doran, Dr. (John)
639 Gutenberg downloadsen2022Difficulty 53 (Graduate)
Good Form for All Occasions A Manual of Manners, Dress and Entertainment for Both Men and Women
Hall, Florence Howe
637 Gutenberg downloadsen2018Difficulty 52 (Graduate)
Seven Centuries of Lace
Pollen, Maria Margaret
623 Gutenberg downloadsen2016Difficulty 52 (Graduate)
An embroidery book
Arthur, Anne Knox
615 Gutenberg downloadsen2023Difficulty 61 (Academic)
Emma McChesney and Co.
Ferber, Edna
597 Gutenberg downloadsen1996Difficulty 37 (High School)
Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, May, 1851
Various
591 Gutenberg downloadsen2010Difficulty 48 (College)
De Nederlandsche Nationale Kleederdrachten
Molkenboer, Theodoor
571 Gutenberg downloadsnl2007
The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 Consisting of Novel, Elegant, and Useful Designs in Knitting, Netting, Crochet, Braiding, and Embroidery, with Clear and Explicit Directions for Working the Patterns
Unknown
565 Gutenberg downloadsen2004Difficulty 46 (College)
Gloves, Past and Present
Smith, Willard M.
561 Gutenberg downloadsen2019Difficulty 56 (Graduate)
Golden Stars in Tatting and Crochet
Riego de la Branchardière, Eléonore
558 Gutenberg downloadsen2009Difficulty 41 (College)
The Philosophy of Beards A Lecture Physiological, Artistic & Historical
Gowing, Thomas S.
549 Gutenberg downloadsen2019Difficulty 61 (Academic)
Dress and Look Slender
Wells, Jane Warren
548 Gutenberg downloadsen2020Difficulty 51 (Graduate)
The Art of Tying the Cravat; Demonstrated in sixteen lessons
Le Blanc, H.
536 Gutenberg downloadsen2018Difficulty 56 (Graduate)
Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, June, 1854
Various
529 Gutenberg downloadsen2023Difficulty 54 (Graduate)
Baltimore Hats, Past and Present
Brigham, William Tufts
528 Gutenberg downloadsen2012Difficulty 62 (Academic)
Fashion parade : $b knit and crochet for him and her
American Thread Company
521 Gutenberg downloadsen2023Difficulty 34 (High School)
Knitted and Crocheted Boutique
American Thread Company
519 Gutenberg downloadsen2020Difficulty 33 (High School)
Manuel complet des fabricans de chapeaux en tous genres
Julia de Fontenelle (Jean-Sébastien-Eugène)
506 Gutenberg downloadsfr2006
Make your own hats
Martin, Gene Allen
503 Gutenberg downloadsen2006Difficulty 42 (College)
A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting Including a Full Exposition of the Singular Properties of Fur, Wool, and Hair
Thomson, John, hatter
501 Gutenberg downloadsen2014Difficulty 66 (Academic)
Godey's Lady's Book, Philadelphia, Volume 48, March, 1854
Various
500 Gutenberg downloadsen2017Difficulty 55 (Graduate)
Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, No. XVIII, April, 1854
Various
499 Gutenberg downloadsen2018Difficulty 51 (Graduate)
Dress as a Fine Art, with Suggestions on Children's Dress
Merrifield, Mary P. (Mary Philadelphia)
496 Gutenberg downloadsen2010Difficulty 47 (College)
Cycling and Shooting Knickerbocker Stockings How to Knit Them With Plain and Fancy Turnover Tops
Ryder, H. P.
487 Gutenberg downloadsen2011Difficulty 34 (High School)
Handbook on dress and cloak cutting
Hecklinger, Charles
486 Gutenberg downloadsen2024Difficulty 39 (High School)
Discover the Excitement of Hairpin Lace
Unknown
484 Gutenberg downloadsen2020Difficulty 35 (High School)
Pamela Pounce: A tale of tempestuous petticoats
Castle, Agnes & Castle, Egerton
471 Gutenberg downloadsen2022Difficulty 49 (College)
A Hand-book of Precious Stones
Rothschild, Meyer D.
468 Gutenberg downloadsen2019Difficulty 56 (Graduate)
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 983, October 29, 1898
Various
465 Gutenberg downloadsen2015Difficulty 36 (High School)
Jaros Hygienic Wear: The therapeutic and prophylactic application.
Jaros, I.
458 Gutenberg downloadsen2014Difficulty 60 (Graduate)
Mesdames Nos Aïeules: dix siècles d'élégances
Robida, Albert
454 Gutenberg downloadsfr2013
Appropriate Clothes for the High School Girl
Alexander, Virginia M.
450 Gutenberg downloadsen2011Difficulty 53 (Graduate)
Graham's Magazine, Vol. XX, No. 6, June 1842
Various
449 Gutenberg downloadsen2022Difficulty 48 (College)
Stoles and shawls: hairpin lace, knitted, crocheted
American Thread Company
443 Gutenberg downloadsen2022Difficulty 39 (High School)
Mood fashions
American Thread Company
437 Gutenberg downloadsen2023Difficulty 38 (High School)
The Copeland method : $b A complete manual for cleaning, repairing, altering and pressing all kinds of garments for men and women, at home or for business
Copeland, Vanness
421 Gutenberg downloadsen2010Difficulty 43 (College)
L'Illustration, No. 3646, 11 Janvier 1913
Various
418 Gutenberg downloadsfr2011
Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, February, 1854
Various
416 Gutenberg downloadsen2016Difficulty 54 (Graduate)
In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets
American Thread Company
416 Gutenberg downloadsen2020Difficulty 34 (High School)
It's Fun to Sew Aprons and Skirts
Johnson, Theta
407 Gutenberg downloadsen2020Difficulty 34 (High School)
Stoles: Knitted; Crocheted; Hairpin Lace
American Thread Company
406 Gutenberg downloadsen2022Difficulty 37 (High School)
The book of hats and caps
Elliott, M.
396 Gutenberg downloadsen2023Difficulty 38 (High School)
Cro-knitting : $b The new art of worsted work : also crocheted lattice work
Bernhard Ulmann Company
395 Gutenberg downloadsen2025Difficulty 36 (High School)
Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48-49, No. XVIII, May, 1854
Various
390 Gutenberg downloadsen2020Difficulty 49 (College)
What Dress Makes of Us
Quigley, Dorothy
389 Gutenberg downloadsen2004Difficulty 53 (Graduate)
Bulkies [Sweaters to Knit and Crochet]
American Thread Company
377 Gutenberg downloadsen2021Difficulty 34 (High School)
It's Fun to Sew a Cotton School Dress
Johnson, Theta
376 Gutenberg downloadsen2020Difficulty 34 (High School)
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 992, December 31, 1898
Various
374 Gutenberg downloadsen2016Difficulty 47 (College)
Cameo Cutting
Marsh, John B.
370 Gutenberg downloadsen2020Difficulty 53 (Graduate)
Easy to Make Fashions: from Rochelle's Mohlon Orlon Acrylic Fiber. Volume B22.
Anonymous
368 Gutenberg downloadsen2020Difficulty 34 (High School)
Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXX, No. 4, April 1847
Various
367 Gutenberg downloadsen2018Difficulty 65 (Academic)
Head-Gear, Antique and Modern
Unknown
362 Gutenberg downloadsen2021Difficulty 50 (College)
The Abergeldie Winter Book
Riego de la Branchardière, Eléonore
356 Gutenberg downloadsen2021Difficulty 36 (High School)
A Short Treatise on Head Wear, Ancient and Modern
Goater, Anne C.
355 Gutenberg downloadsen2021Difficulty 43 (College)
Satyrische Abhandlung von den Krankheiten der Frauenspersonen, welche sie sich durch ihren Putz und Anzug zuziehen
Reinhard, Christian Tobias Ephraim
355 Gutenberg downloadsde2016
Ladies' dress shoes of the nineteenth century
Greig, T. Watson (Thomas Watson)
344 Gutenberg downloadsen2025Difficulty 45 (College)
L'Illustration, No. 3674, 26 Juillet 1913
Various
333 Gutenberg downloadsfr2012
The Andalusian Knitting and Netting Book
Riego de la Branchardière, Eléonore
325 Gutenberg downloadsen2018Difficulty 36 (High School)
A Short Treatise on Boots and Shoes, Ancient and Modern
Goater, Walter H.
322 Gutenberg downloadsen2021Difficulty 50 (College)
Takt und Ton im geselligen Verkehr nebst Kommandos der Quadrille à la cour und der Française
Rödiger, Richard
319 Gutenberg downloadsde2007
Lloyd's Treatise on Hats, with Twenty-Four Engravings Containing Novel Delineations of His Various Shapes, Shewing the Manner in Which They Should Be Worn...
Lloyd, Robert
318 Gutenberg downloadsen2017Difficulty 76 (Expert)
Spitzen und ihre Charakteristik
Jurie, Bertha von
305 Gutenberg downloadsde2015
Glove Lore
Unknown
288 Gutenberg downloadsen2018Difficulty 52 (Graduate)
The True Grecian Bend: A Story in Verse
Leigh, Larry
277 Gutenberg downloadsen2021Difficulty 43 (College)
Some points in choosing textiles
Gibbs, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mitchell)
242 Gutenberg downloadsen2025Difficulty 52 (Graduate)

Textiles and Clothing

Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period

A dictionary of men's wear

The history of fashion in France : $b or, the dress of women from the Gallo-Roman period to the present time

Greek dress : $b a study of the costumes worn in ancient Greece, from pre-Hellenic times to the Hellenistic age

Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States

Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)

Self-instructor in the art of hair work, dressing hair, making curls, switches, braids, and hair jewelry of every description.

English Costume

Dress design $b: an account of costume for artists & dressmakers

Jewels and the woman: The romance, magic and art of feminine adornment

Le Pantalon Féminin

The Heritage of Dress: Being Notes on the History and Evolution of Clothes

The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews

Needlework Economies: A Book of Mending and Making with Oddments and Scraps

Woman as Decoration

Textile Fabrics A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Church-vestments, Dresses, Silk Stuffs, Needlework and Tapestries, forming that Section of the Museum

In Vanity Fair: A Tale of Frocks and Femininity

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, January, 1854

The corset and the crinoline : $b A book of modes and costumes from remote periods to the present time

Modern Design in Jewellery and Fans

The Evolution of Fashion

The Sunshade, the Glove, the Muff

Costume: Fanciful, Historical and Theatrical

Clothing and Health: An Elementary Textbook of Home Making

Garment cutting in the twentieth century : $b Consisting of a series of articles on garment cutting and making

Straw Hats: Their history and manufacture

Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations

The Mirror of the Graces Containing General Instructions for Combining Elegance, Simplicity, and Economy with Fashion in Dress; Hints on Female Accomplishments and Manners; and Directions for the Preservation of Health and Beauty

The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association

Germany from the Earliest Period, Volume 4

Chats on Costume

Origin and Early History of the Fashion Plate

Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 2)

Umbrellas and Their History

My secrets of beauty : $b Including more than 1,000 valuable recipes for preparations used and recommended by Mme. Cavalieri herself

Histoire de la prostitution chez tous les peuples du monde depuis l'antiquité la plus reculée jusqu'à nos jours, tome 6/6

The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes

Simplex Munditiis, Gentlemen

Habits and men, with remnants of record touching the makers of both

Good Form for All Occasions A Manual of Manners, Dress and Entertainment for Both Men and Women

Seven Centuries of Lace

An embroidery book

Emma McChesney and Co.

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, May, 1851

De Nederlandsche Nationale Kleederdrachten

The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 Consisting of Novel, Elegant, and Useful Designs in Knitting, Netting, Crochet, Braiding, and Embroidery, with Clear and Explicit Directions for Working the Patterns

Gloves, Past and Present

Golden Stars in Tatting and Crochet

The Philosophy of Beards A Lecture Physiological, Artistic & Historical

Dress and Look Slender

The Art of Tying the Cravat; Demonstrated in sixteen lessons

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, June, 1854

Baltimore Hats, Past and Present

Fashion parade : $b knit and crochet for him and her

Knitted and Crocheted Boutique

Manuel complet des fabricans de chapeaux en tous genres

Make your own hats

A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting Including a Full Exposition of the Singular Properties of Fur, Wool, and Hair

Godey's Lady's Book, Philadelphia, Volume 48, March, 1854

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, No. XVIII, April, 1854

Dress as a Fine Art, with Suggestions on Children's Dress

Cycling and Shooting Knickerbocker Stockings How to Knit Them With Plain and Fancy Turnover Tops

Handbook on dress and cloak cutting

Discover the Excitement of Hairpin Lace

Pamela Pounce: A tale of tempestuous petticoats

A Hand-book of Precious Stones

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 983, October 29, 1898

Jaros Hygienic Wear: The therapeutic and prophylactic application.

Mesdames Nos Aïeules: dix siècles d'élégances

Appropriate Clothes for the High School Girl

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XX, No. 6, June 1842

Stoles and shawls: hairpin lace, knitted, crocheted

Mood fashions

The Copeland method : $b A complete manual for cleaning, repairing, altering and pressing all kinds of garments for men and women, at home or for business

L'Illustration, No. 3646, 11 Janvier 1913

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, February, 1854

In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets

It's Fun to Sew Aprons and Skirts

Stoles: Knitted; Crocheted; Hairpin Lace