1920s Mary Brooks Picken Woman's Institute Sewing Book 416-2 Draping and Designing Leisurewear Have been Found in 1927

Have been Found in 1927 Catalogs

Size 16 (34"  Bust)

Stunning Decolletage Back

Misses WWII Purse Set Pattern

Envelope is Worn and Repaired

1920s Mary Brooks Picken Woman's Institute Sewing Book 416-2 Draping and Designing Leisurewear Have been Found in 1927Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences Early Correspondence School Textbook 416 2 Draping and Designing with Scissors and Cloth 1928 Edition This book is one of a large series of correspondence school textbooks starting in 1916 and going into the late 1920s. These fantastic sewing books were published by the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences founded by Mary Brooks Picken. Mary Brooks Picken was the most prolific sewing teacher and