Project Gutenberg 2015-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 784 Klickmann, Flora 1867 1958 Needlework Economies: A Book of Mending and Making with Oddments and Scraps Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Needlework Economies: A Book of Mending and Making with Oddments and Scraps" edited by Flora Klickmann is a practical guide focused on creative and resourceful needlework techniques written in the early 20th century. This text emphasizes the importance of mending, utilizing scraps, and economic craftsmanship, especially in the context of post-war thriftiness. The book provides insights into transforming worn garments into usable items and crafting various home goods, highlighting a do-it-yourself ethos. The beginning of the book sets the stage by discussing the lessons learned from the hardships of war, particularly the value of minimizing waste and practicing thrift. It introduces the theme of reusing and repurposing materials to create essential items, with a focus on both practical techniques and the philosophy behind them. Specific instructions are provided, such as how to construct a brassiere and various types of aprons, emphasizing the ease and cost-saving benefits of making items at home instead of purchasing them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Needlework Fancy work Repairing TT Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: How To... Browsing: Other 342014 342360 2024-10-20T06:44:36.349993 2023-09-21T03:43:40.551587 text/html text/html 327841 2020-01-09T11:34:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 6851639 2020-01-09T11:35:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 7037062 2024-10-20T06:44:46.603943 application/epub+zip 7036231 2024-10-20T06:44:38.683002 application/epub+zip 297380 2024-10-20T06:44:37.616968 application/epub+zip 7154296 2024-10-20T06:44:53.039971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7097872 2024-10-20T06:44:45.172955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387712 2022-09-21T18:56:52.861400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257949 257873 2024-10-20T06:44:34.563006 2023-09-21T03:43:38.964576 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 258011 2020-01-09T11:34:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 89925 2020-01-09T11:35:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19664 2024-10-20T06:44:53.229922 application/rdf+xml 37861 2024-10-20T06:44:37.736974 image/jpeg 4810 2024-10-20T06:44:37.677976 image/jpeg 6859921 2024-10-20T06:44:36.749019 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog