Sewing instruction book sample, Medium: silk, cotton, linen Technique: overcast, backstitch, buttonhole, running, and stem stitches on plain weave, a) Rectangle of white linen folded, overcast edges and border of backstitching in purple silk, five buttonholes and border of running stitches in green silk. b) Strip of white linen gathered at each end into a band, which is ornamented with rows of stem stitch worked in green and yellow silk. c) Cover made of a rectangle of linen with two tucks and hemmed edges surrounded by a ruffle with hemmed edges., USA, 1829, Sewing instruction book sample