It's Fun to Sew a Cotton School Dress by Theta Johnson
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"It's Fun to Sew a Cotton School Dress" by Theta Johnson is a practical guide for young learners interested in sewing, published in the early 1960s. This instructional book is likely aimed at youth participating in 4-H Club activities, providing guidance on creating cotton school dresses and other garments. The book's primary focus is on encouraging skills in clothing construction, grooming, and care while emphasizing personal expression through fabric choices and design.
The content of the book is structured as a comprehensive sewing curriculum, teaching readers the essential principles of sewing, from selecting patterns and fabrics to making various clothing items such as skirts and dresses. Johnson outlines important preliminary steps, including project planning, fabric selection, and the care of clothing, alongside detailed instructions for various sewing techniques. The book includes patterns for simple garments, tips for maintaining good grooming, and advice on how to showcase finished projects through demonstrations and exhibits, making it both a practical manual and a guide to personal development in the context of sewing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Johnson, Theta, 1916-2005 |
|---|---|
| Title | It's Fun to Sew a Cotton School Dress |
| Series Title | 4-H Club Series L-87 |
| Credits |
Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts |
| Subject | Sewing -- Juvenile literature |
| Subject | Machine sewing -- Juvenile literature |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 61261 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-61261-4 |
| Release Date | Jan 27, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 467 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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