The workwoman's guide : containing instructions to the inexperienced in cutting out and completing those articles of wearing apparel, &c. which are ususally made at home : also, explanations on upholstery, straw- platting, bonnet-making, knitting, &c.
An 1838 London sewing manual by an anonymous lady author, published by Simpkin, Marshall and Co., teaching inexperienced home workers to cut out and make clothing, linens, upholstery, straw-plaiting, bonnets and knitting. The pages mix dense tabular measurement charts with line-drawn garment diagrams, sleeves, bodices and collars in plain engraved outline, useful for designers studying early pattern drafting and the layout of technical instructional plates.
