1916 Woman's Institute Tailored Pockets Sewing Course Book No. 15
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences
Early Correspondence School Sewing Course
Book 15 – Tailored Pockets
1916 Edition
This original 1916 Woman's Institute Sewing Course booklet, written by Mary Brooks Picken, teaches the art of designing and constructing tailored pockets for women's garments. Published as part of the renowned Woman's Institute correspondence course, this lesson provides detailed instruction in one of the defining elements of professional dressmaking and tailoring.
Far more than a simple sewing guide, this booklet explores how pocket design contributes to both the function and appearance of tailored garments, with numerous illustrations demonstrating authentic early twentieth-century construction methods.
Topics Covered
- Principles of tailored pocket construction
- Stand pockets
- Breast pockets
- Belt pockets
- Patch pockets
- Welt pockets
- Wash welt pockets
- Decorative pocket variations
- Placement of pockets on garments
- Pocket design for skirts, jackets, coats, and tailored garments
- Construction methods and finishing techniques
Illustrated throughout with detailed line drawings showing numerous pocket styles and their application to period garments. The examples provide an excellent reference for vintage tailoring, historical costume construction, and early twentieth-century sewing techniques.
Edition Details
This is the 1916 edition of Book No. 15, Tailored Pockets, one of the foundational tailoring lessons in the Woman's Institute Sewing Course. The lesson focuses entirely on professional pocket construction, demonstrating dozens of pocket styles used on skirts, jackets, coats, and tailored garments during the early twentieth century.
Condition
Good vintage condition with expected age-related wear. Paper cover shows light edge wear and handling consistent with age. Interior pages are clean with sharp text and illustrations. Binding remains intact. Please examine all photographs carefully as they are part of the description.
About Mary Brooks Picken
Mary Brooks Picken was one of America's foremost sewing educators and authors. Through the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences, she helped train thousands of women through correspondence courses and later authored numerous books on sewing, tailoring, textiles, dressmaking, and fashion education.
Why Collect Woman's Institute Lessons?
Beginning in 1916, the Woman's Institute published one of the most comprehensive home study sewing courses ever produced. Today these original lessons are prized by collectors, vintage sewing enthusiasts, costume historians, and fashion researchers for their exceptional instruction and insight into period garment construction.
