WOMEN who sew well are the envy of their friends, who always feel that it is a marvelous gift to be able to take fabrics and with the aid of patterns, needles and threads, scissors and sewing machine, to convert these fabrics into beautiful garments.

Yet sewing is easy and delightful when one knows the few essential principles--the foundation seams, for example, where they are to be used, how wide they should be, and how flat or how firm or how delicate; shirrings, and when to use hand and machine shirrings; bindings, and which one of the several bindings is right for the purpose or the fabric. Once learned, these rules serve you in any sewing that you do. They make sewing fascinating, because you, yourself, must decide which seam or binding or hem finish is right for the garment that you are making. They also help you to give your  clothes a smart, professional appearance.

Sewing carelessly done is not a pleasure. Sewing well done, with a fine appreciation of fabric, line, construction, and finishing, is a creative art which every woman can enjoy. The woman who sews well sews with enthusiasm. She delights in excellent workmanship, in the smart finish of every hem and seam, in the exquisite perfection of detail that is the hall-mark of the most expensive garments. She is interested in creating not simply a dress, but a beautiful dress--one that is becoming, one that is fashionable, and one. that is right in every way for the occasion or purpose for which she will wear it.

You, too, can sew with enthusiasm if you master the fundamental principles of construction that insure the beauty of a garment. For there is no secret about sewing that any woman who is interested can not learn.

Here, in this book, you will find the modern essentials of construction and finishing, illustrated and explained simply and clearly. Make this book your constant sewing companion. Keep it at hand-in your work basket or on your sewing machine-and refer to it the moment you are in doubt about any detail.

Make the Secrets of Sewing your own so that you can take pride in your work--so that your every sewing task will prove a delight.

SEWING SECRETS
Modern Methods of Stitching-Decorating and Finishing

by Mary Brooks Picken
Copyright  1930 by The Spool Cotton Company
Published by The Spool Cotton Company, New York
Softcover book spans 48 pages
Dimensions - 5.4" by 8.2"

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Contents:

Reference Chart of Thread and Needle Sizes
Sewing Secrets
Convenient Sewing Equipment
Essential Seams
Darts and Tucks
Shirrings
Trimstitch, Corded, and Tucked Shirrings
Hem Finishes
Circular Hem Finishes
Fitted Facings
Hems Finished With Bias Trim
Tailored Corners
Square and Mitered Corners
Plain Sleeve Finishes
Neck and Waist Line Finishes
Fine Hand Sewing
Applying Crochet Edges
Tailored Pockets
Bound Pockets
Buttonholes Bound With Fabric
Buttonholes Bound With Bias Trim
Buttons and Buttonholes, Hooks and Eyes
Applying Bias Trim
Piping With Bias Trim
Finishing Scallops With Bias Trim
Decorating With Bias Trim
Bias Trim as a Sewing Aid
Trimstitch -A New Craft
Trimstitch Embroidery
Outlining With Trimstitch
Quilting and Appliqué
Smocking With Trimstitch
Hand Embroidery
Darning and Mending
Reference Index
A Guide for the Correct Use of J. & P. Coats and Clark's O.N.T. Products