"Make It Yourself"

by Sarah A. Gordon

Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890–1930

1898 Sears, Roebuck Fabric Choices

1898 Sears, Roebuck Fabric Choices

The Sears, Roebuck catalog for 1898 offered more than eighty pages of fabrics for sale. Consumers could request samples before placing an order.

Courtesy, The Winterthur Library: Printed Book and Periodical Collection.