Mental development and manual training combined, taking up the one stitch dropped in sewing by drills to sound-singing (1899)
Dunham, Mary Elizabeth. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Columbia book co. · leaf 19
t. 3. Elbows on a line with the waist, holding the hands withthe palms toward the chest, fingers curved as for beckoning, thussaying, come good work : (Repeat 1, 2 and 3, and continue with 4 and 5 4. Left hand on waist line. 5. Right hand taking a stitch motion for basting, as follow :Swing the… … DRILL II.—Arranging Table for Sewing. Have all needed materials in the box before commencing thelesson. The sewing box must be near the edge of the table infront of the child. The teacher must have the same materials as the pupils, andafter she has shown what she wants done, she should continue…
Sewing schools · Manual training
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