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Selection of cotton fabrics.

Description: Describes varieties of cotton fabrics and provides suggestions for their use in clothing and other sewn products. Provides suggestions for evaluating the quality of cotton fabrics.
Date: July 1931
Creator: O'Brien, Ruth, b. 1892
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Work clothes for women.

Description: Discusses design, fabric, and function of work clothes for women during wartime. Features designs by the Bureau of Home Economics which were released to the public through retail outlets as commercial patterns or as ready-to-wear garments. Includes line drawings and photographs, and features convertible clothing designs.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Scott, Clarice L. (Clarice Louisba), b. 1899
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Making a dress at home.

Description: A step-by-step guide to making a dress at home, using a commercial home sewing pattern and woven fabric.
Date: May 1944
Creator: Smith, Margaret, 1902-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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