Handicraft for Girls

About this eBook

Author

McGlauflin, Idabelle

Title

Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts

Subject

Handicraft

Category

Text

eBook-No.

34854

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34854

Release Date

January 5, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Handicraft for Girls
2. 2.EXPLANATORY NOTE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.CHAPTER I.
5. 5.SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHERS — DRILLS FOR BEGINNERS.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. — First Year—Third Grade. — Order of Exercises. — FOOTNOTES: — DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXERCISES. — Exercise No. 1—Basting. — Exercise No. 2—Running. — Exercise No. 3—Overhanding. — Exercise No. 4—Pot Holder—Weaving—Christmas Piece. [8] — Exercise No. 5—Running. — Exercise No. 6—Overhanding. — Exercise No. 7—Running. [5] — Exercise No. 8—Hemming—Paper Folding for a Hem. [7] — Hemming a Towel. — Exercise No. 9—Running. [5] — Exercise No. 10—Overhanding. [5] [6] — Electives.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. — Second Year—Fourth Grade. — Order of Exercises. — FOOTNOTES: — DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXERCISES. — SEAM SAMPLER. — Exercise No. 11—Seam A—Combination Stitch. — Exercise No. 12—Emery Balls. [13] — Exercise No. 13—Seam B—Stitching. — Exercise No. 14—Bags—Christmas Piece. [14] — Exercise No. 15—Half-Back Stitching. — Exercise No. 16—A Doily—Blanket Stitch and the Kensington Outline Stitch. [15] — Exercise No. 17—French Seam. — Exercise No. 18—A Pair of Miniature Pillow Cases. [16] — Exercise No. 19—French Fell. — Exercise No. 20—Textile Fibers and Fabrics—Silk. — Electives.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. — Third Year—Fifth Grade. — Order of Exercises. — FOOTNOTES: — DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXERCISES. — Patching Sampler. — Exercise No. 21—Hemmed Patch. — Exercise No. 22—Mitered Corner. — Exercise No. 23—Overhand Patch. — Exercise No. 24—Basketry—Christmas Piece. [21] [22] — Exercise No. 25—Napkin—Damask Hem. [23] — Exercise No. 26—Flannel Patch. — Exercise No. 27—A Pair of Sleeve Protectors. — Exercise No. 28—A Garment Brought from Home to be Mended. — Exercise No. 29—A Pin Cushion. [24] — Exercise No. 30—Textile Fibers and Fabrics—Cotton. — Electives. — A Round Holder and Case. — A Book Cover. — A Book Bag.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. — Fourth Year—Sixth Grade. — Order of Exercises. — FOOTNOTES: — DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXERCISES. — Exercise No. 31—Stocking Darning. — Exercise No. 32—Placket Sampler—A Placket. — Exercise No. 33—An Apron—The Christmas Piece. [28] [31] — Exercise No. 34—Placket Sampler—The Gusset. [29] — Exercise No. 35—Buttonholes. — Exercise No. 36—Placket Sampler—The Shirt Sleeve or Nightgown Opening. — Exercise No. 37—A Hemstitched Collar. [29] [30] — Exercise No. 38—Placket Sampler—Bands—Hemmed and Overhanded. — Exercise No. 39—An Underskirt. — Exercise No. 40—Textile Fibers and Fabrics—Flax. — Electives. — The Round Bottom Bag with a Fancy Raffia Covering.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. — Fifth Year—Seventh Grade. — Order of Exercises. — FOOTNOTES: — DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXERCISES. — Exercise No. 41—A Trial Piece for Finishing the Bottom of a Pair of Drawers. — Exercise No. 42—An Underwaist or Corset Cover. — The Small Waist. — Exercise No. 43—Collars, Jabots, Bows, etc.—Christmas Piece. [34] — Exercise No. 44—A Study of Home Furnishing, Decoration and Care. [35] — Exercise No. 45—Twist Buttonholes. — Exercise No. 46—A Pair of Drawers. — The Small Drawers. — Exercise No. 47—Cloth Darning. — Exercise No. 48—Textile Fibers and Fabrics—Wool. — Electives.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. — Stitches Used in Plain Sewing. — Ornamental Stitches. — Miscellaneous.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. — SILK. — COTTON. — FLAX. — WOOL.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. — A Child's Picture Book. — A Box with Cover. — A Blank Book with Paper Cover Re-inforced with Cloth. — A Folding Envelope Case for Papers. — Clipping Case. — A Postal Card Album. — Picture Framing. — A Four Sided, Collapsible Candle or Lamp Shade.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. — An Imaginary Home.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. — General Directions for Making the Coil Basket. — Description of Basket Stitches.
17. 17.Books on the Manual Arts — Transcriber's Notes:

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