History of textile
Mitty
1.docxUsing the attached primary sources as your main evidence, please answer the following question:
How were textiles re-used in the latter 19th and early 20th centuries?
The documents are:
1) “Patchwork”, from Mrs. Pullen, The Lady’s Manual of Fancy-Work (New York: Dick and
Fitzgerald, 1859), p. 95 AND Silk and Silk Velvet “Crazy Quilt”, Massachusetts, 1886 (maker unknown).
2) Instructions in “Art Embroidery” and Catalogue of Silk Threads and Fabrics (New London, CT: Brainerd and Armstrong Co, 1900), p. 25 and detail from p. 35.
3) Small advertisement from Troy Waste Manufacturing Company in Troy, New York, 1895; contemporary photograph of Troy Waste Manufacturing Company Building, also in Troy, New York, built in 1908; large advertisement from Troy Waste Manufacturing Company, 1914
4) Sewing with Cotton Bags (pamphlet) produced by the Textile Bag Manufacturers
Association,1933; Photograph from Life Magazine showing printed feed sacks, 1939
5) How to Make Do and Mend, Warwork News, British Paramount News, on behalf of the United Kingdom Ministry of Supply, 1943 (film).
Please watch at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4RpJcVs1VI
