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Last updated 23/1/2024

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Paperfolding as a Means of Teaching Sewing Techniques
 

This page is being used to collect information about the history of paperfolding as a means of teaching sewing techniques. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

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1893

'The Prang Primary Course in Art Education: Part 2: The Second Primary Year' by Mary Dana Hicks and Josephine C Locke, which was published by The Prang Educational Company in Boston in 1893, contains sections about Bias Bands, Folding Overseams and Creating Tucks.

Cutting Bias Bands

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Folding Overseams

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Creating Tucks

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1899

Papefolding is used as a way of demonstrating how a hem is made in 'Art Instruction in Primary Schools: Second Year' by Mary Dana Hicks, which was published by The Prang Educational Company Boston, New York and Chicago in 1899.

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