A complete course in dressmaking

Name/Title

A complete course in dressmaking

Entry/Object ID

pa.TT508.P4

Lexicon

Search Terms

dressmaking--study and teaching

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Madelene Perrin

Publisher

Madelene Perrin

Place Published

City

Rockford, IL

Date Published

circa 1930 - circa 1939

Notes

Length: 31

Location

Shelf

Pamphlet Collection

Room

Library, Studio

General Notes

Note Type

Title Note

Note

Cover title: A simplified course in dressmaking.

Note Type

Contents

Note

Introduction -- The sewing machine -- Home sewing equipment -- Style and color -- The pattern -- Trimmings -- Seams -- Sleeves, cuffs and collars -- Plackets, fastenings and buttonholes -- Belts and pockets -- Hems -- Proper steps in making a dress -- Proper steps in making a coat -- Shrinking and pressing -- Children's clothes.