EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The exercises in this five-year course are based upon an estimated time of one hour per week in the first two years, and one and one-half hours in the last three, the school year consisting of thirty-eight weeks.

All materials, with the exception of that used for the full-sized garments and some of the Christmas gifts, are supposed to be furnished by the Board of Education. In many instances the pupils are allowed the privilege of supplying themselves with a better grade of material if they wish. In every case a substitute is given for the full-sized garment if the home cannot furnish the material. All supplies can be purchased by the class collectively or individually, if the Board of Education so desires.

Every exercise in handicraft should embody an educational principle, making sure the training of the judgment, the eye, or the memory, and tending to develop skill, patience, accuracy, perseverance, dexterity or artistic appreciation.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.—Suggestions to Teachers[7]
General Directions for Pupils of Sewing Classes. Drills for Beginners.

CHAPTER II—Course of Instruction		[11]
First Year—Third Grade. Detailed Description of Exercises.

CHAPTER III.—Course of Instruction		[19]
Second Year—Fourth Grade. Detailed Description of Exercises.

CHAPTER IV.—Course of Instruction		[28]
Third Year—Fifth Grade. Detailed Description of Exercises.

CHAPTER V.—Course of Instruction		[39]
Fourth Year—Sixth Grade. Detailed Description of Exercises.

CHAPTER VI.—Course of Instruction		[50]
Fifth Year—Seventh Grade. Detailed Description of Exercises.

CHAPTER VII.—Description of Stitches		[62]
Stitches Used in Plain Sewing. Ornamental Stitches. Miscellaneous.

CHAPTER VIII.—Textile Fibers and Fabrics		[90]
Silk. Cotton. Flax. Wool.

CHAPTER IX.—Dress and Its Relation to Art		[98]

CHAPTER X.—Paper, Cloth and Cardboard Construction		[101]

CHAPTER XI.—Home Furnishing, Decoration and Care		[112]

CHAPTER XII.—Basketry		[114]
General Directions for making the Coil Basket. The Sewed Baskets.