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Dressmaking was the solution even though Kamila herself had no training or skill in handiwork, and, through sheer determination and bravery, Kamila made her business grow.
Nina Sankovitch: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Entrepreneur of Inspiration Nina Sankovitch 2011
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Dressmaking was the solution even though Kamila herself had no training or skill in handiwork, and, through sheer determination and bravery, Kamila made her business grow.
Nina Sankovitch: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Entrepreneur of Inspiration Nina Sankovitch 2011
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Dressmaking was the solution even though Kamila herself had no training or skill in handiwork, and, through sheer determination and bravery, Kamila made her business grow.
Nina Sankovitch: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Entrepreneur of Inspiration Nina Sankovitch 2011
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Dressmaking was a skill that she began to develop at a very early age.
Nettie Rosenstein. 2009
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Her effectiveness as a teacher is evident in a notebook created by Maude Perrin Streeter, dated 1921 and entitled "Domestic Arts Dressmaking with Lucy Pierce."
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930 2006
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Note 5: For a fascinating look at dressmakers, see Wendy Gamber, The Female Economy: The Millinery and Dressmaking Trades, 1860-1930 (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1997). back
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930 2006
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Take a look at the book Decorative Dressmaking by Sue Thompson for some more wonderful ideas like this
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Note 19: Nancy Page Fernandez, "Innovations for Home Dressmaking and the Popularization of Stylish Dress," Journal of American Culture 17 (1994): 23-33, 27.
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930 2006
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Dressmaking without – without anything I need – no patterns, no tape measure.
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930 2006
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Dressmaking should be just as much the part of a liberal education for a girl as manual training is for a boy … if a girl can't mend her dress neatly, she is not fit to take upon herself the care of her own children later in life.
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930 2006
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