{"product_id":"a-stitching-and-mending-school-album-ten-samples","title":"A Student's Stitching and Mending Album: Extremely Fine Work","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003eas shown, closed: 7 1\/4\" x 6 1\/4\", 18.5 cm x 16 cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis small treasure is an album of samples of stitching, joining and invisible mending, undoubtedly the work of a young woman or girl who was tasked to create this book to collect the work that was achieved in a stitching class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the book there are nine samples, each of which shows very subtle mending techniques in practice  as well as techniques in expertly joining fabric. The cover says the contents are \"basic sewing and joining\" and the back cover shows the name of the student, surname, Inabe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example, on one of the photos we see a seam running in the middle of the fragment. On the lead photo we see a circular mend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are other examples, too where the mending is almost impossible to see. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a real treasure, a real-life record of what was considered \"women's work\"--and in light of the interest today in invisible and visible mending, this certainly is good for an interested person's archive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45802716364986,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/StitchBook4h.jpg?v=1777407141","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-stitching-and-mending-school-album-ten-samples","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}