This section is from the book "A Sewing Course For Teachers", by Mary Schenck Woolman. Also available from Amazon: A sewing course for teachers.
The girls often leave the school after this grade to become wage earners. The sewing machine work is given to aid them in the home or in business. A light-running machine should be provided.
AIM. To give interest and skill in woman's work.
1. To review stitches learned in lower grades; needlebook and pincushion. Sewing machines; knowing the parts, keeping in order, running. To prepare for cooking classes; apron, cuffs and cap. To prepare for laundry work; ironing board cover. For personal use; petticoat of outing flannel. Knitting: wash cloths, wristlets, simple baby sack. Repairing; stocking darning, patching of clothing and table linen.
II. Industrial life in form of discussions: healthful and good clothing; study of materials; inventors who changed the world through textile ideas - Whitney, Arkwright, Hargreaves, Crompton.
 
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