"Containing instructions to the inexperienced in cutting out and completing those articles of wearing apparel, &c., which are usually made at home; also, explanations on upholstery, straw-platting, bonnet-making, knitting, &c."
Apparently once attributed by mistake to Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, who also used "A Lady" as a pen-name, but no evidence for her authorship of this work has been discovered
Reprint. Originally published: London : Simpkin, Marshall, 1838
Includes index
Contents:
General Observations on Needle-Work -- A Few Observations on Purchasing Goods -- General Rules for Cutting Out -- The Work-Box -- On Baby Linen, with Scales for the Clothes of Older Children -- Linen for Men, Women, Girls, and Boys -- House-Linen -- Upholstery -- Covers, Cases, &c. -- Recipes -- Knitting -- General Observations on Straw Platting -- Index
