When I was 16 and newly minted with a South Carolina driver's license, I signed up for my first sewing class. After a few days of sessions, my long-suffering instructor picked up my pillowcase, ...
Sewing used to be an important job for every woman. The 18th-century woman had to spin and weave to make cloth, then cut and stitch it into clothing, bed linens, towels and even rugs. Although the ...
Many people dream of being rich and successful. But some people have had dreams — literal dreams — that led them to riches and success. Here are the tales of two of them. In 1846, Elias Howe Jr. was ...
Composed of images and text. Title from top front. Company logo and picture of sewing machine. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source ...
Agent information: D.E. Rice; 920 Arch Street, Phil., PA. Composed of images and text. Models represented: 1 plain top, 2 quarter case, half case, 3 half case (2 versions), 4 cabinet machines. Title ...