Sewing Books 1-4 by Ruth Wyeth Spears (1939-1940)

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You are getting Books 1-4 of Sewing by Ruth Wyeth Spears for one price and free shipping.  All are staple paper booklet measuring 5.5x8.5".  All have b/w illustrations with the instructions.  They look like books my Grandma would have used, as she was always re-purposing and sewing.  A woman ahead of her time. :)
Book 1:  1940.  32 pages that show tanning due to age.  There are some really good ideas in here for making an ottoman from scrap wood, making slipcovers (for your davenport!), chair pads, lamp shades, window covering, dressing table, garment bags, rugs, and more.
Book 2:  1939.
32 pages that show tanning due to age.  There are some really good ide
as in here for making underwear, embroidery, silk ties, knitting a bag, making silk ties, placemats, doll baby with clothes, embroidery, detail stitches, darning, and more.  Some of the pages have gold marks.
Book 3:  1939.  31
pages that show tanning due to age.  There are some really good ide
as in here for making a shelf with spools, making slip covers, making and covering furniture, updating an old iron bed, making a stuffed cat and doll from a stocking, making a clothes pin bag, stocking case, making a foot stool from cans, making a pin cushion, detail stitches, and more.   There is a newspaper article between pages 2 and 3, leaving newspaper burn on the pages.
Book 4:  1940.  32
pages that show tanning due to age.  There are some really good ide
as in here
for making door pockets, pads for dresser drawers, cushions, bandanna doll, folders for books, hot pad for dishes, bed jacket, rugs, and more.  Several pages have tears at the reading edge but all pages are intact.
Great books full of clever ideas!
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