"Make It Yourself"

by Sarah A. Gordon

Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890–1930

Stella Blayly’s Gathering Sample

Stella Blayly’s Gathering Sample

Schoolgirls made elaborate workbooks with sewing samples. This example demonstrates tiny, tight stitches used at a cuff or waistband.

Courtesy, The Winterthur Library: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera.