Book - Digital Image, Paragon Art Needlecraft, Smocking Simplified: sample pages, 1940s

Historical information

Sample page from "Smocking Simplified", showing a line drawing of two small girls wearing smocked dresses. An example of 1940s advertising through sewing and homemaker books. In this book, instructions are given for smocking of garments. Smocking is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric.

Significance

An example of mid 20th century advertising through 'how-to' books.

Physical description

Digital copy of sample page from a book

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