The Little Girl’s
Sewing Book
The Little Girl’sSewing Book
THE
LITTLE GIRL’S
SEWING BOOK
LITTLE GIRL’S
SEWING BOOK
EDITED BY FLORA KLICKMANN
New York:
Frederick A. Stokes Company, Publishers.
A Word to the Grown-ups.
This book contains lessons in practically all thestitches used in plain needlework, as well as the moreuseful of the fancy stitches. Each article described andillustrated will be found to contain instructions for somedefinite branch of sewing; and though all the stitchesrequired in making the article will not necessarily beillustrated in that chapter, they will appear in otherchapters, and can easily be referred to, by aid of thecomprehensive index.
Things you can
make for Yourself.
A Handy Work Apron.
If you are going to set to work to make some of the pretty articlesdescribed in this little book, the little work apron shown in the pictureon this page is just the very thing you will need to put on while youare sewing.
It has two deep pockets and two small ones, and you will be ableto put the silks and cottons necessary, for whatever it is you aremaking, into these, so that they will be ready as you want to use them.
THIS HAS FOUR POCKETS
You will find it is so handy,too, to have a pocket to slipyour scissors into after cuttingyour thread. You know what anasty way they have of slippingoff your lap on to the floor. Andthen, when you pick them up, itis quite likely that you get alittle dust on your hands, andthis gets on to your pretty workand makes it look soiled.
Then, when your sewingtime is ended for the day, howconvenient it is to be able tofold your work away in yourlittle work apron, so that it iskept well protected from any stray specks of dust, and will be quiteready for you when next you want it.
So you see how this little apron is going to help you to keep yourwork nice and clean, and I am sure you will want to make yourself oneas quickly as ever you can, so let us see how it is done.
You will only need 1 yard of material to make the apron, and thiscan be white or coloured as you prefer. A soft linen or sateen wouldmake up well. For the featherstitching use coloured “Star Sylko”thread, as this will wash without the colour running.
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