METCALF, Lavena

[SEWING JOURNAL] Freshman Domestic Art

1909-1910. Wraps. [MANUSCRIPT] [SCHOOL GIRL] [NEEDLEARTS] [SEWING]. 8vo; 34 leaves, 11 blank; brown stiff glazed stock with tied brown shoelace binding; verso front wrapper brand name “’A’ Mounting Book, Manufactured by W.J. Schermerhorn & Co., 12 West 33rd Street, New York”; age-toned tan leaves; ownership in neat script to first leaf; 19 sewing lessons neatly hand-written on 47 sheets of lined paper attached with brads, 18 with sewing and cutting samples mounted on the facing page; 1 sheet laid in titled “Drafting” and “Apron” on verso; also identification of types of fabric and fiber with samples attached; paper age-toned, light wrinkling and some edge creasing; very good. Very good. Item #1319

Neatly executed school sewing journal with 19 lessons and corresponding samples. Lessons include: Folding Hem in Paper, Running [Stitches], Basting a Hem, Gathering, Overcasting, Hemstitching, Button stitching, Satin stitching, etc.

Price: $250.00