The Copeland Method
by Vanness Copeland
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About this eBook
- Author
- Copeland, Vanness
- Title
- The Copeland method : A complete manual for cleaning, repairing, altering and pressing all kinds of garments for men and women, at home or for business
- Credits
- Produced by Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts
- Subject
- Cleaning
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 34186
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34186
- Release Date
- November 3, 2010
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.The Copeland METHOD
- 2.INDEX.
- 3.The Copeland METHOD — BY
- 4.VANNESS COPELAND, — BUFFALO, N. Y.
- 5.INTRODUCTORY.
- 6.LESSON I. — EQUIPMENT. — TOOLS REQUIRED AND THEIR USE: — THE IRON. — THE PRESS-JACK. — THE BRUSH. — THE SPONGE CLOTH. — THE UNDER WOOLEN PRESS CLOTH. — COAT AND TROUSER HANGERS, ETC.
- 7.LESSON II. — CLEANING. — CLEANING FLUID. — (Formula.) — DIRECTIONS TO MIX: — HOW TO PREPARE A SIMPLE CLEANING FLUID. — (Formula.) — HOW TO PREPARE MOTH PREVENTATIVE. — (Formula.) — HOW TO USE THE CLEANING FLUIDS. — HOW TO PREPARE GARMENTS TO BE CLEANED. — HOW TO STEAM CLEAN. — HOW TO DRY CLEAN. — HOW TO WASH WOOLENS. — HOW TO WASH BLACK WOOLEN DRESSES. — HOW TO WASH CHAMOIS VESTS. — HOW TO CLEAN SILK. — TO CLEAN BLACK SILK. — TO REMOVE GREASE FROM SILK. — TO CLEAN BLACK LACE. — TO REMOVE STAINS FROM COTTON AND LINEN GOODS.
- 8.LESSON III. — REPAIRING. — INSTRUCTIONS IN REPAIRING. — TO RELINE VESTS. — NEW WAIST BAND LINING IN TROUSERS. — HOW TO PUT VELVET COLLARS ON COATS. — TO STEAM COLLAR. — MAKING BUTTONHOLES. — DARNING A THREE CORNERED TEAR. — HEMS AND THE FELLING OF SAME. — BACK STITCHING.
- 9.LESSON IV. — ALTERATIONS. — HOW TO MAKE ALTERATIONS ON GARMENTS.
- 10.LESSON V. — PRESSING.
- 11.LESSON VI. — SELECTION OF MATERIAL.
- 12.LESSON VII. — CARE OF CLOTHES.
- 13.LESSON VIII. — FOLDING CLOTHES.
- 14.LESSON IX. — TESTING WOOLEN CLOTH AND SILK.
- 15.LESSON X. — PRICE LIST FOR CLEANING AND PRESSING. REPAIRING AND RELINING EXTRA.
- 16.LESSON XI. — HOW TO DRESS AND WHAT TO WEAR.
- 17.LESSON XII. — BUSINESS ETIQUETTE. — Transcriber's Notes:
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