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Accession Number 1983.5.2.o Title instruction book Category Documentary Artifact Object Type book, instruction Creator Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences Date Made 1915 Place Made North America: United States, Pennsylvania Culture American Cultural Region North American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques paper; printed Description

44-page staple-bound booklet Pattern Drafting, published by the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences in 1915, contains discussion of types of lines used in pattern drafting, the Picken square, taking…

44-page staple-bound booklet Pattern Drafting, published by the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences in 1915, contains discussion of types of lines used in pattern drafting, the Picken square, taking measurements, the Woman's Institute Measuring Slip, tools and equipment for drafting, instructions for drafting a 'waist', collar and cuff, and sleeves; Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings.Table of contents inside front cover. Measure slip form separately in booklet.

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