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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Thread and Needle Sizes
  • Foreword
  • Make a Dress in 15 Easy Steps:
    • Pattern/Fabric/Notions Selection
    • Good Sewing Tools are Best
    • Equipment for Pressing
    • Fitting the Pattern to Your Figure
    • Pinning the Pattern to the Fabric
    • Before Stitching Mark the Fabric
    • Basting Your Way to Success
    • Stitching Your Seams
    • Pressing for Perfection
    • How to Allow for Fullness
    • Finishes for Sleeves
    • Openings and Plackets
    • Zipper Closing for Many Purposes
    • Neck Finishes
    • Hemming Ways and Means
    • Facts on Facings
    • Cut on the Bias
    • Applied and Inserted Lace
    • Pockets Welt or Bound
    • Buttonholes, Buttons
    • A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
  • A Tailored Coat
  • Reference Index
  • Aids to Sew and Save

Title: Sew and Save- The Latest Sewing Secrets: Book No. 169
Author/Designer(s): Not given
Format/Publication Date: Booklet:1941(4th edition)
Publisher: The Spool Cotton Company, NY
Page Count: 49
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 10 1/2" x 7 1/2"
ISBN: None;

SUMMARY- This book is a fairly thorough old-school primer for sewing a dress and coat.