Home Sewing Tips from the 1920s - Testing Your Trimming Ideas

In this tip for her 1920s audience, Ruth Wyeth Spears illustrates the importance and the effects of horizontal vs. vertical trims. Do you want to look tall and slender or short and broad?

Don't forget to sketch your ideas first! :)

Home Sewing Tips from the 1920s - Trimming a Smart Frock with Fabric Disks

This tip reminds me of bottle cap covers - which this most definitely is not. Flat circles of bias fabric are sewn and them joined to create attractive trim for your "late spring and early summer frock" of flat crepe.

I like the effect on the sleeves, though I'm not sure if trimming the skirt has the same charm. Thoughts?