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Mary Brooks Picken

(Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981)

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• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: The Language of Fashion: A Dictionary and Digest of Fabric, Sewing and Dress (New York and London: Funk and Wagnalls, c1939), also by Mary Brooks Picken School (page images at HathiTrust)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Singer Sewing Book (third edition; New York et al.: McGraw-Hill Book Co., c1954) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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Additional books from the extended shelves:

• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: All about dressmaking; sewing-machine magic, construction, decoration, finishing. ([Mary Brooks Picken Studio], 1939) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: All about patterns; adjusting, cutting, fitting. ([Mary Brooks Picken Studio], 1939) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: All about sewing; stitches, seams, finishes. ([Mary Brooks Picken Studio], 1939) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: How to make children's clothes the modern Singer way (Singer Sewing Machine Co., 1976) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Laces, silks, and linens (Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences, 1915), also by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences (page images at HathiTrust)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: the language of fashion: dictionary and digest of fabric, sewing, and dress (Funk & Wagnalls company, 1940) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Making children's clothes the modern Singer way. (Singer Sewing Machine Co., 1928), also by Singer Sewing Machine Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Modern dressmaking; how to design and make your own dress... (D. McKay company, 1925) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Saishin Shingā-shiki kodomo yōfuku no tsukurikata (880-02 Kōbe-shi : Shingā Sōingu Meshīn Kanpanī, Shōwa 4 [1929], 1929), also by Kenkichi Kimura (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: The secrets of distinctive dress : harmonious, becoming, and beautiful dress, its value and how to achieve it ([International Textbook Press, 1918), also by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences (page images at HathiTrust)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Sewing materials (Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, 1924) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Singer sewing book. (Grosset & Dunlap, 1949), also by Singer Sewing Machine Company (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Singer sewing library (New York : Singer Sewing Machine Co., [1930-1932], 1930), also by Cairns Collection of American Women Writers and Singer Sewing Machine Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Streamline machine sewing; top-stitchings, plackets, pockets, necklines, edges. ([Mary Brooks Picken Studio], 1939) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Tailored buttonholes and buttons, tailored seams and plackets, tailored skirts, tailored pockets, miscellaneous garments, tailored suits, coats, and capes (Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, 1923), also by International Domestic Arts Society (page images at HathiTrust)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Tailored garments (Woman's institute of domestic arts and sciences, 1925) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Textiles and sewing materials Textiles, laces, embroideries and findings, shopping hints, mending, household sewing, trade and sewing terms. (International textbook company, 1923) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Tissue paper patterns; dress development; designing with foundation patterns; cutting and fitting; dress construction and finishing dresses; ribbon trimmings and flowers (Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, 1916), also by International Domestic Arts Society (page images at HathiTrust)
• Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981: Your colors and clothes; becoming and distinctive dress. ([Mary Brooks Picken Studio], 1939) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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