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Clothing and Health

by Helen Kinne

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2The Pleasant Valley School
  3. 3Chapter I — The Pleasant Valley Girls Learn to Sew
  4. 4Lesson 1 — Toweling and Other Cotton Samples
  5. 5Lesson 2 — The Story of Cotton Growing
  6. 6Lesson 3 — The Hemming Stitch
  7. 7Lesson 4 — The Stitching Stitch
  8. 8Lesson 5 — The Overhanding Stitch
  9. 9Lesson 6 — Planning to Make an Apron
  10. 10Lesson 7 — Using the Running and Back Stitch on the Apron
  11. 11Lesson 8 — Making and Attaching the Apron Yokes
  12. 12Lesson 9 — How to Make a Buttonhole
  13. 13Lesson 10 — The Use of the Commercial Pattern
  14. 14Lesson 11 — Taking Measurements and Cutting Out the Petticoat
  15. 15Lesson 12 — Making the Petticoats
  16. 16Chapter II — The Girls of Pleasant Valley School Learn to Make Simp…
  17. 17Lesson 1 — Some Cotton Materials Suitable for Underwear
  18. 18Lesson 2 — Selecting Pattern and Cloth for Nightdress
  19. 19Lesson 3 — How Cotton Cloth Is Woven
  20. 20Lesson 4 — The Spinning of Cotton Into Yarn
  21. 21Lesson 5 — Cutting Out a Nightdress
  22. 22Lesson 6 — The Parts of a Sewing Machine
  23. 23Lesson 7 — Practice in Threading and Running the Machine
  24. 24Lesson 8 — The French Seam and Its Use
  25. 25Lesson 9 — Protection for the Body at Night
  26. 26Lesson 10 — Laces and Their Use
  27. 27Lesson 11 — Trimming the Nightdress
  28. 28Lesson 12 — Choosing a Pattern and Material for a White Petticoat
  29. 29Lesson 13 — Learning to Make the Petticoat
  30. 30Lesson 14 — How to Make a Corset Cover
  31. 31Chapter III — Learning to Make Some Attractive Gifts for Christmas…
  32. 32Lesson 1 — The Story of How Silk Is Produced
  33. 33Lesson 2 — Simple Articles Easily Made From Silk Scraps
  34. 34Lesson 3 — The Names and Uses of Several Silks Are Discussed
  35. 35Lesson 4 — More Useful Gifts and How to Make Them
  36. 36Lesson 5 — Cousin Ann Tells How Silk Is Made Into Cloth
  37. 37Lesson 6 — The Blanket Stitch Can Be Used in Many Ways
  38. 38Lesson 7 — Learning to Make the Cross-Stitch
  39. 39Lesson 8 — How to Make the Hemstitch
  40. 40Lesson 9 — Another Useful Gift and a New Stitch
  41. 41Lesson 10 — The Darning Stitch
  42. 42Chapter IV — The Pleasant Valley Girls Learn to Care for Their Clot…
  43. 43Lesson 1 — Care of Clothes
  44. 44Lesson 2 — Learning to Darn Straight Tears
  45. 45Lesson 3 — Darning Stockings
  46. 46Lesson 4 — Patching Saves Clothing and Other Articles
  47. 47Lesson 5 — The Story of How Linen Is Grown
  48. 48Lesson 6 — Common Linen Materials Are Identified
  49. 49Lesson 7 — Removing Common Stains From Table Linen
  50. 50Lesson 8 — Learning to Wash and Iron Table Linen or Bed Linen
  51. 51Lesson 9 — The Story of the Manufacture of Linen Yarn Into Cloth
  52. 52Lesson 10 — A Talk About Buying Linens
  53. 53Chapter V — The Pleasant Valley Girls Learn to Make More Garments
  54. 54Lesson 1 — The Pattern of the Bloomers
  55. 55Lesson 2 — The Story of Where Wool Is Grown
  56. 56Lesson 3 — Some of the Most Common Materials Made From Wool
  57. 57Lesson 4 — Making a Pair of Bloomers
  58. 58Lesson 5 — The Story of How Wool Is Made Into Cloth
  59. 59Lesson 6 — Some Facts to Remember in Purchasing Wool Clothing
  60. 60Lesson 7 — The Clothing Budget
  61. 61Lesson 8 — Planning to Make a Dress Skirt of Cotton Material
  62. 62Lesson 9 — Clothing in Relation to Health
  63. 63Lesson 10 — More Health Problems in Choosing Clothes
  64. 64Chapter VI — Choosing and Wearing Clothes
  65. 65Lesson 1 — What It Means to Be Well Dressed
  66. 66Lesson 2 — The Choice of Colors for Clothing
  67. 67Lesson 3 — Selecting a Hat
  68. 68Lesson 4 — Making the Middy Blouse
  69. 69Lesson 5 — Suggestions for Buying Garments of Wool and Silk
  70. 70Lesson 6 — Learning to Use Some Simple Textile Tests
  71. 71Lesson 7 — How Pattern Is Made in Cloth
  72. 72The Ellen H. Richards House

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