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Rare 1960 Soviet Tailoring Technical Manual: "Technology of Sewing Women's Suits"

For costume historians, bespoke tailors, patternmakers, and collectors of mid-century Soviet craft literature, this 1960 original Soviet hardcover manual is an indispensable technical guide. Published in Moscow by Rostekhizdat (Издательство научно-технической литературы РСФСР), Technology of Sewing Women's Suits (Технология пошива женских костюмов) was authored by Soviet garment engineers A. A. Grishina and N. A. Sergeev.

Bound in cloth-backed boards decorated with mid-century geometric pattern work, this 240+ page textbook captures the exact industrial and bespoke tailoring methods of the Khrushchev Thaw era.

Professional Garment Assembly, Pressing & Jacket Construction

Designed for vocational instruction and garment factory technicians, this volume provides thorough procedural breakdowns:

• Tooling & Ergonomics: Hand-stitching techniques, tracing wheel operation, notched punches, thimble grips, and dress form grading.

• Wet-Heat Processing (Влажно-тепловая обработка): Precise rules for steam-iron shaping (оттягивание и сутюживание), electric iron mechanics, and strict temperature limits for woolens, silk, and capron synthetics.

• Jacket Construction Techniques: Step-by-step methods for sewing set-in sleeves (втачной рукав), raglan sleeves (реглан), chest canvas padding, lapel shaping, pocket tailoring, collar attachment, and lining insertion.

• Skirt Assembly & Inspection: Construction of paneled and pleated skirts, waistband finishing, hem reinforcement, defect classification, and quality control testing.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Технология пошива женских костюмов (Technology of Sewing Women's Suits)

• Authors: A. A. Grishina (А. А. Гришина) & N. A. Sergeev (Н. А. Сергеев)

• Scientific Editor: S. S. Subbotin (С. С. Субботин)

• Publisher: Rostekhizdat Publishing House (Ростехиздат, Москва)

• Publication Date: 1960 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's cloth-backed hardcover, patterned paper boards

• Page Count: 240+ pages, illustrated

• Classification: Soviet Tailoring & Craft / Garment Technology / 1960s Fashion History

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: Hardcover boards are rigid, flat, and clean with light shelf rubbing at board edges and corners. The cloth spine is completely solid and intact.

• Binding Integrity: Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with sound hinges.

• Page & Diagram Quality: Interior text pages and technical figures are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of 1960s Soviet paper stock. Free from marginal notation, library stamps, or owner inscriptions.