Ribbon and fabric trimmings : a variety of appropriate dress trimmings that can be made from ribbon and fabric, with directions for their making
A 1925 instructional manual from the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences in Scranton, Pennsylvania, teaching home dressmakers how to make ribbon and fabric trimmings. The pictures are sepia halftone photographs of hands folding and gathering satin ribbon and a finished fabric rosette, with lettered figure labels, giving a designer clear references for fabric folds, gathers and handmade flower forms.
