Mary Brooks Picken (1886–1981)

I have referred to this book since I got my first sewing machine. I have always found it helpful. It covers technique for beginners and advanced seamstresses. The drawings are clear and easy to follow. The text is well written. There are many color photos. They are outdated now in style but the principles are the same.

This book tells all types of fashion. It also tell you how to hem your clothes, the seam in your clothes. It gives you more than enough details about clothes and fashion. It talks about style and the material of clothes. It is the perfect reference for increasing fashion vocabularies, injecting a stimulating term or phrase in conversations about wearing apparel, or making articles written about clothing more understandable. Fashion writers, costume designers, manufacturers, buyers, sales show more people — anyone interested in the history of fashion — will welcome this thorough and comprehensive guidebook. show less

This volume is composed of a series of textbooks prepared for the students of the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, Inc., and containing in permanent form the instruction papers and examination questions used in its various courses. This hardcover volume contains the following subjects listed below:
Pattern Drafting*
Drafting And Plain Dressing*
Corsets And Close-Fitting Pattern*
Tight Linings And Boning
Patterns for Blouses And Dresses
Patterns For Coats And Capes*
*Include Drafting show more Instructions for the Foundation Drafts
There are 11 sections in the book, and a comprehensive index to locate specific subject matter through out the books sections. show less

Great home decorative sewing guide for draperies, cords, tassels, pleats, bedspreads, quilting, stools, slipcovers, pillows and basic maintenance sewing such as hemming.