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From the 1927 edition of the Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking - Tailored Garments we get a look at some tailored suits of the er...

Frankly I haven't ever put this much effort into my drapes, but the effect is pretty wonderful, maybe I need to get busy embroidering! (...

The New Hamilton Catalogue Brings Fifth Avenue's Smartest Styles to You! "Hamilton customers are enabled to dress better at lower c...

Looking closely at these frocks from 1927 it seems they had figured out something...no waistlines meant no corsets, lacing or uncomfortable...

Have any of you made all of these? Some look really hard, but you could sure earn some sewist bragging rights!

"The making and applying of pockets is a part of garment making that home sewers sometimes fear to undertake, yet there is no real reas...

We're going to look at "Art Of Dressmaking" published by Butterick on 1927. One of the first things you need to know is "...

This volume has lots of ways that the 1928 gal dressed for maternity, I am guessing she stayed home towards the end because the dresses all ...

I have eight small books put out by The Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, published by International Textbook Press or Sc...

THE SEWING-MACHINE "It may be taken as a matter of course that any one who does dressmaking has a sewing-machine, but many people own m...

This ad is for the Frederick Herrschner Inc. catalog. It contains "the largest display of high grade Art Needlework in America".

"The attractive coats shown here are splendid examples of the alluring fashions and unusual bargains you will find in this interesting...

For women, girls and little ones...what everybody was wearing in 1927. Morning or Sports-Dress Simple, slenderizing model with youthful neck...

"Silver-Sheen Raincoats bear Dame Fashion's seal of approval. They are jaunty creations-slim, trim, stylish, light-weight and so go...