"Make It Yourself"

by Sarah A. Gordon

Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890–1930

Remodeling a Sleeve

Remodeling a Sleeve

Lilla Viles-Wyman often made over garments to keep up with fashion. Here she describes her plan to change the sleeves on a dress using velvet ribbon.

The Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.