Principles of Dressmaking by Doris Lewis (Fifth Edition)
Principles of Dressmaking by Doris Lewis (Fifth Edition)
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Principles of Dressmaking
by Doris Lewis
Education Department, 1951, [Fifth Edition], patterns and diagrams throughout, staple bound paperback
Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners’ inscription in pencil on front cover, age toned pages (see photographs)
“This book has been designed to give pupils ready access to the principles under lying the craft of needlework, and in the later stages, of dressmaking, which are here set out in a systematic and graded manner. It is based on the former “Handbook of Dressmaking”, prepared in 1942, the work of Miss Doris Lewis, Senior Mistress of Dressmaking, who is responsible for the preparation of all the drafts and diagrams as well as for the collection and arrangement of the subject matter.”
