1910s Brooks Picken Woman's Institute Sewing Book 1A Essential Seams Stitches

Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences
Early Correspondence School Textbook
1A Essential Seams and Stitches Part 1
1916 Edition

FIRST 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 writer of all time. In addition to this series she also wrote the best how to sew guide book produced by Singer. All told she wrote 96 books on sewing. She also taught "Economics of Fashion" at Columbia University.

Each Woman's Institute Book is a small 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 Inch booklet. This is dated 1916 First Edition on the front cover. This book is 30 pages long.  It has a follow up book that is Woman's Institute 1B. 

The condition is lovely.  I do see some minor cover staining and a bit of wear at the spine but really the condition is lovely for the age of the piece