1920s Mary Brooks Picken Woman's Institute Sewing Book 10A Underwear & Lingerie
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences
Early Correspondence School Textbook
10A Underwear and Lingerie
1920 Edition
This book is one of a large series of correspondence school textbooks starting in 1916 and going into the late 1920s. These fantastic sewing books were published by the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences founded by Mary Brooks Picken. Mary Brooks Picken was the most prolific sewing teacher and writer of all time. In addition to this series she also wrote the best how to sew guide book produced by Singer. All told she wrote 96 books on sewing. She also taught "Economics of Fashion" at Columbia University.
Each Woman's Institute Book is a small 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 Inch booklet. This is dated 1920 on the front cover. It is 52 pages long and chock full of great information about sewing undergarments. All of the pages are tight in the binding.
Early Correspondence School Textbook
10A Underwear and Lingerie
1920 Edition
This book is one of a large series of correspondence school textbooks starting in 1916 and going into the late 1920s. These fantastic sewing books were published by the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences founded by Mary Brooks Picken. Mary Brooks Picken was the most prolific sewing teacher and writer of all time. In addition to this series she also wrote the best how to sew guide book produced by Singer. All told she wrote 96 books on sewing. She also taught "Economics of Fashion" at Columbia University.
Each Woman's Institute Book is a small 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 Inch booklet. This is dated 1920 on the front cover. It is 52 pages long and chock full of great information about sewing undergarments. All of the pages are tight in the binding.