Conover, Isabel de-Nyse

Lesson I: Introduction

A Complete Course in Dressmaking in Twelve Lessons

[1922], Edward J. Clode, New York

Lesson I introduces a variety of sewing information best to read prior to using Lessons II - XII. Ms. Conover recommends clothing styles and becoming colors based on height, build, complexion, hair color, occasion and season. She wants you to make the most of your looks and personality with clothes that will make you look your very best. She goes over Clothing Etiquette by breaking clothes down by sport, afternoon, evening, street, travel, and mourning. The color wheel is explained for picking complementary colors, how to combine colors, and how to harmonize colors. She covers dos and don'ts on sewing machine usage and the ever important - setting tension. Different sewing machine feet that she explains their uses in detail are the narrow hemmer, wide hemmer, binder, tucker, ruffler, edge stitcher, corder, and quilter. There is a handy reference chart on thread and needles to use for machine or hand sew. Included is a guide on how to properly hand sew. Hand stitches explained are the running stitch, back stitch, basting, overcasting, felling, blind stitching. Seams need to suit the material and situation and she helps you through picking the correct seam by explaining open seams, French seams, double stitched seams, lap felled seams, and a slot seam. She explains the right way to take measurements. She covers how to iron fabrics. Lastly, she tells you how to outfit your sewing space with useful equipment and supplies.

Small stapled softcover, first of a 12-part boxed set. 122 numbered pages. Scanned 200dpi

From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, scanned by John Klein, edited by Linda M. Mays

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