Compendium defines over 10,000 words associated with wearing apparel and fashion. From bateau necklines to trilbys and vamps, words are grouped alphabetically according to dress parts, fabrics, and other style categories. Over 750 illustrations.
Fold and sew ribbon strips into daisies, grape clusters, rosebuds, dahlias, violets, much more. Over 30 projects. Illustrations and simple instructions.
Mary Brooks Picken (1886-1981) was an influential American author of numerous books on needlework, sewing, and textile arts. She founded the Women's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences in Scranton, PA. A fashion expert and author, Picken was an authority on dress, fabric, design, and sewing. She taught "Economics of Fashion" at Columbia ...
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: David Charles, New York
Date Published: 1974
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Description: B&W photos and drwgs. Reading copy; binding has been water damaged; , no dj. 267pp, Women's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences. Text is quite clean and tight. read more
Description: Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Stapled binding, 64 pages. Text and illustrations are clean and unmarked. Light soiling and staining of cover. Old price on cover and prior owner stamp on back. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Books, Inc. 1950
Date Published: 1950
Description: Good. ---Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. Revised & Enlarged Edition. 4to-over 9 3/4"-12" tall. 211 pages. Interior-near-flawless condition w/ an owner's signature on the front free page. The brown boards and s pine have light edgewear w/ just a bit more wear on the top/bottom of the spine. -Publish Place: -Size: read more
Description: Good. 8vo-7¾"-9¾" Tall. Good condition book with obvious signs of wear & small stains; staples lightly rusted; some pages inside pulling away; great photos and instructions, succinct; 64pp. read more
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