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Author
Series
Blood of stars volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Maia Tamarin proved her skill as a tailor when she wove the dresses of the sun, the moon, and the stars, but it will take more than a beautiful gown to hide the darkness rising up within her in the sequel to Spin the Dawn."--
Maia Tamarin has returned from her journey to a kingdom on the brink of war; the boy she loves is gone, and she is forced to don the dress of the sun and assume the place of the emperor's bride-to-be to keep the peace. Ever...
2) Mr. Frank
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"On his last day before retirement, Mr. Frank is sewing the most wonderful outfit of his long career. In all his years working as a tailor, Mr. Frank has made all kinds of clothes. From the practical uniforms of the 1940s to the wild and weird designs of the 1960s and 1970s, he has seen (and sewn) just about everything. But todays project is especially close to Mr. Frank's heart. With its use of textiles and sensitive period detail, Irene Luxbacher's...
3) Valiant
Author
Publisher
Egmont Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A reimagined "Brave Little Tailor" about a clever young girl who saves her kingdom"--
Author
Series
Blood of stars volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Disguising herself as a boy to compete for the position of imperial tailor, Maia must somehow complete the impossible task of sewing three magic gowns for the emperor's bride-to-be from the sun's laughter, the moon's tears, and the blood of stars.
As a girl, Maia Tamarin's dreams of becoming a tailor are hopeless. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. Her life...
Author
Series
Wyoming Sunrise volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"If widowed seamstress Nell Armstrong has to make one more pair of boring chaps for the cowboys in her tiny Wyoming town, she might just quit the business altogether! So meeting Brand Nolte, a widower struggling to raise three girls on his own, seems like her dream come true. Brand has no idea how to dress the girls properly, and Nell finally has a chance to create beautiful outfits while also teaching the girls to sew. But Nell is much more than...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
An English tailor working in Panama is hired by the British government as a spy because of his contacts at the highest level. He proceeds to tailor his reports the way he creates his suits, giving the client what he wants, and the result is tragicomedy.
7) The outfit
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An expert tailor must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.
Author
Publisher
Crown Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A volume of seventeenth-century embroidery patterns that also contains faint diary entries brings together the lives of two women of different eras--Cat Tregenna, kidnapped by Muslim pirates in 1625, and Julia Lovat, a modern-day woman out to authenticate Cat's story.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Two roads lead into a dark forest. They meet at Greymist Fair, the village hidden in the trees, a place kept alive by the families that never leave. The people of Greymist Fair know the woods are a dangerous and magical place, and to set foot off the road is to invite trouble. When Heike, the village's young tailor, discovers a body on the road, she goes looking for who is responsible. But her quest only leads to more strange happenings around Greymist...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A tale based on the world of Coco Chanel follows the experiences of 1920s orphan Isabelle Varlet, who in early adulthood recovers from the death of her fiancé by developing her seamstress talents and struggling through the cutthroat world of high fashion.
11) The birdman
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Presents the true story of Noor Nobi, a tailor in Calcutta, India, who spends his earnings on caged birds in order to nurse them to health and set them free.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
p2006, c1994
Language
English
Description
Pigling Bland's trip to market becomes an unexpected adventure when he meets Pig-wig, a lovely little pig who has been stolen, and offers to help her escape from the wicked farmer. The mischievous Tom Kitten falls into the grasp of a fat, greedy rat called Samuel Whiskers, who wants to enjoy Kitten Dumpling for his dinner. The enchanting story of a tailor working on a magnificent coat for the Mayor of Gloucester. When the tailor falls ill, the coat...
13) Tailor of Panama
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Harry Pendel is an ex-con turned tailor to the rich and famous, and married to smart, sexy Louisa. Andy Osnard is a suave and ruthless British spy who entices Harry into eavesdropping on the powerful politicians he clothes. Harry2s talent for storytelling compels him to weave an elaborate tale that's not only taken as truth, but sets off a chain of events that threaten to destroy everything he treasures most in life.
14) Truthseeker
Author
Series
Worldwalker novels volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
When handsome and mysterious Dafydd ap Caerwyn enters Lara Jensen's quiet Boston tailor shop claiming Lara is a Truthseeker and revealing himself to be a prince of Faerie, he begs Lara to help solve his brother's murder, of which Dafydd himself is the only suspect. With the fate of two worlds at stake and a malevolent entity wielding the darkest of magic, Lara and Dafydd will risk everything to find out the truth.
15) The tailor
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Explores the everyday life of a colonial tailor and his responsibilities, social practices, and importance to the community.
Author
Publisher
CrackBoom! Livres
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Every Halloween, it's the same thing! Charlotte the little witch has to honor tradition and put on her scariest costume. But this year, Charlotte doesn't want to be scary. She wants to wear something that reflects who she is. To make that happen, she enlists the help of her best friends and of her beloved grandmother, a gifted seamstress. Will Charlotte find the perfect costume? Better yet, will she be able to start her own Halloween tradition?"--...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Rejecting an undesirable marriage in favor of working at her father's prestigious Savile Row tailoring firm, hearing-impaired Victorian gentlewoman Veda Grenfell reluctantly accepts the advances of unpredictable heir Harry Breadalbane.
Author
Publisher
Edelvives
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
Español
Description
Al final de una gran guerra, tres generales encargan uniformes nuevos para la ceremonia, pero el sastre recibe la tela equivocada.
Three generals commission new uniforms from the best tailor in the country for the ceremonies marking the end of a long war, but when the tailor opens the packet of cloth he discovers that he has the wrong material--and no time to order more.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Mickey, Donald and Goofy climb up a fantastic beanstalk into the sky to a place where everything is huge, including the food, a castle and a fearsome giant named Willy who guards a beautiful golden harp. Mickey and his friends will have to outwit Willy in order to make it home safely. Includes 4 other Disney animated films.
Author
Series
Lucky lovers of London volume 2
Publisher
Carina Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Two best friends follow their dreams in 1885 London, one as a promising tailor while the other runs and underground queer club.
London, 1885. David Forester and Noah Clarke have been best friends since boarding school. Noah is Savile Row's most promising young tailor, while David runs an underground queen club, The Curious Fox. When the unscrupulous baron who owns the Fox moves to close it, David's world comes crashing down. As Noah risks his own...
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