Description: "Experience the timeless expertise of Mary Brooks Picken with this vintage educational manual on cutting and fitting from the Women's Institute of Domestic Arts and Science. Published in 1931 by the International Educational Publishing Company, this hardcover book provides invaluable knowledge on sewing and clothing construction, making it a must-have for young adults and adults interested in fashion and life sciences. Dive into the 1930s era of domestic arts and refine your skills with this unabridged guide, a true gem for enthusiasts of leisure, hobbies, and culture." This is a rare volume of Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences, Scranton, Pennsylvania. The books were written by Mary Brooks Picken. She was born n Kansas in 1886 and in 1916 opened the Woman's Institute in Scranton, Pa. The Institute combined correspondence courses with actual classroom instruction. Ms. Picken was also the first woman trustee of FIT Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City as well as one of the 5 original directors of the costume Institute, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of art, also in New York City. Mary Brooks Picken wrote almost 100 books on sewing, dressmaking, needle arts, fashion and also wrote the first Singer Sewing Book. She died in a nursing home in Williamsport, Pa at the age of 94.
Price: 40 CAD
Location: Lousana, Alberta
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Book Title: cutting and fitting
Book Series: women's institute of domestic Arts and Science
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: international educational publishing company
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1931
Type: educational manual
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Era: 1930s
Author: Mary Brooks Picken
Features: Unabridged
Genre: Art & Culture, Fashion, Leisure, Hobbies & Lifestyle, Life Sciences
Topic: Sewing, clothing
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
