Books on authentic costume, fashions and uniforms from the Civil War, Edwardian, Federalist, Regency, Victorian and other eras.
Authentic historic patterns and tailoring systems.
Books on etiquette, customs, textiles, hats, corsets, sewing and needlework.Welcome to R.L. Shep Publications
"We publish primary source materials
on costume, etiquette and needlework.
We also support the study and preservation of the textiles
of native peoples of the world. In this way
we hope to help stem the tide of 'globalization'
and uniformity in the world." -- R.L.Shep
Published in 2007, with help from The R.L. Shep Endowment:
"Material Choices: Refashioning Bast and Leaf Fibers in Asia and the Pacific"
Roy W. Hamilton and B. Lynne Milgram, Editors
The earnings from The R.L. Shep Endowment go to the
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History and are used to support
the publication of exhibition catalogs and books on textile subjects.
Announcing the R.L. Shep Book Award for 2006,
administered by the Textile Society of America (see link below)
Announcing the Third Triennial R.L.Shep Symposium of Textiles and Dress
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2008 (see link below)
Books on Cloth is a catalog published twice a year featuring hard-to-find and out-of-print books on costumes, costume history, textiles, needlework and related subjects.
Order direct: R.L. SHEP PUBLICATIONS
R.L. Shep republishes original manuals on tailoring and dressmaking from the 19th century and early 20th century. These books are great resources for historic costumes and uniforms of the Federalist, Regency, Victorian, Civil War, Great War and other periods.
We also republish primary source material on customs, etiquette, hats, corsets and needlework. These books provide authentic material to research customs and costumes and to create accurate period environments and costumes.
Text and patterns have been in no way altered and were actually used by people in these periods. In his popular books, R.L.Shep includes articles about the period, contemporary illustrations, and glossaries of terms, to make this important material accessible and relevant to the modern reader.
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Your source for books on authentic costume, fashions and uniforms from the Civil War, Edwardian, Federalist, Regency, Victorian and other eras featuring historic patterns and tailoring systems. Books on etiquette, customs, textiles, hats, corsets, sewing and needlework.
