Beeton's housewife's treasury of domestic information : comprising complete and practical instructions on the house and its furniture, artistic decoration economy, toilet, children, etiquette, domestic and fancy needlework, dressmaking and millinery, and all other household matters : with every requisite direction to secure the comfort, elegance, and prosperity of the home : a companion volume to "Mrs. Beeton's book of household management" : profusely illustrated (1879)
Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865 · London ; New York : Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E.C. · leaf 826
For a pillow of nearly a yard, two yards and aquarter of material would be requisite. This is folded in the centreof the length, and sewn like a bag, joining the edges at the selvage.The edges of the opening are then hemmed from one to three inchesin depth, according to whether an ordinary or a… … 774 Home Needlework. tha halves of the case ought to be larger than the other to the depth of the hem.This, when the case is sewn together, will be folded over the shorter side. Thesecases are closed by buttons and button-holes, the former being placed in the upperhem, and the latter in the lower.…
Home Economics · Interior decoration
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