"Make It Yourself"

by Sarah A. Gordon

Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890–1930

Maude Perrin Streeter’s Embroidery

Maude Perrin Streeter’s Embroidery

Maude Perrin Streeter studied dressmaking with Lucy Pierce in 1921, when this style of embroidery was fashionable.

Historic Textile and Costume Collection, University of Rhode Island. Donor: Perrin Collection.