• Stella Blayly's Gathering Sample Schoolgirls made elaborate workbooks with sewing samples. This example demonstrates tiny, tight stitches used at a cuff or waistband.

Schoolgirls made elaborate workbooks with sewing samples. This example demonstrates tiny, tight stitches used at a cuff or waistband.

From "Make it yourself": home sewing, gender, and culture, 1890-1930 by Sarah A. Gordon

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  • American: 1900-present
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