Charlotte M. Gibbs’s Some Points in Choosing Textiles offers practical guidance on selecting fabrics wisely, examining the qualities, durability, and value of different cloths. Written in the home-economics tradition, it teaches the consumer to judge textiles for clothing and household use.
The booklet reflects the early twentieth-century emphasis on informed, economical purchasing and the science of materials. Gibbs frames the choice of cloth as a matter of knowledge and good sense. A useful primer on textiles for the home, it is offered here as a free EPUB download. In teaching readers to judge cloth with a discerning eye, it ties the everyday business of dress to the wider science of fabrics and informed consumption.