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Accession Number 1974.4.74 Title instruction booklet Category Documentary Artifact Object Type booklet, instruction Creator Singer Sewing Machine Co. Inc. Date Made 1934 Place Made North America: United States Culture North American Cultural Region North American Gender and Age not applicable Materials and Techniques paper; printed Description

64-page staple-bound booklet "How to Make Draperies the Modern Singer Way" by Mary Brooks Picken, published in 1937 by the Singer Sewing Co. Inc. as part of their Sewing Library; discusses the fabric needs of various…

64-page staple-bound booklet "How to Make Draperies the Modern Singer Way" by Mary Brooks Picken, published in 1937 by the Singer Sewing Co. Inc. as part of their Sewing Library; discusses the fabric needs of various rooms in the house and contains instructions on the making of various window draperies, edgings and finishes, trims, ruffles, covers for furniture, cushion covers, wall-hangings, bed covers, garment bags, and dressing tables; illustrated with black and white drawings, alphebetized index in the back. Cardboard inlay with chart for slip-cover and curtain measurements, filled with pencil.

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