Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking: Textiles and Sewing Materials: Textiles, Laces, Embroideries and Findings, Shopping Hints, Mending, Household Sewing, Trade and Sewing Terms by Mary Brooks Picken. Published by the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences in Scranton, PA. 1924, 285pp, 6.5 x 9", hardcover binding with blue hounds tooth printed paper dust jacket. 

Both books are in fair-to-good condition with majorly damaged dust jackets. Minimal shelf-wear to boards and spines. General age-related toning and foxing to pages. Includes black and white photographs, and illustrated plates throughout folios. Please see our photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing.

 Two unique books on needleworking, sewing, fashion, and textile arts by Mary Brooks Picken (1886-1981). Picken was the founder of the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where she taught women sewing and fashion techniques, and published her over 96 books. An extremely accomplished woman in her industry; Picken taught a course called the 
"Economics of Fashion" at Columbia University, went on to become one of five founding directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts " Costume Department, and finally was named a trustee of NYU's Fashion Institute of Technology. 

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