02618cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500330014326400510017630000470022733600260027433700260030033800360032650000310036250802010039352011170059452002130171153400450192465300600196965300340202965300380206365300400210165300380214170000340217985600430221358937UtSlPG20260610134346.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTT1 aFryer, Jane Eayre,d1876-14aThe Mary Frances sewing book 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2019-02-28  aE-text prepared by Emmy, Brian Wilsden, MWS, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"The Mary Frances Sewing Book: or Adventures Among the Thimble People" by Jane Eayre Fryer is a children's instructional book written in the early 20th century. Blending fiction with practical lessons, this book follows the character Mary Frances as she embarks on a whimsical journey, guided by the magical Thimble People who teach her the art of sewing. The narrative aims to engage young girls, encouraging creativity and imparting essential sewing skills through enchanting storytelling.  The opening of the narrative introduces Mary Frances, who discovers a talking Sewing Bird while spending her summer vacation at her grandmother's home. This titular Sewing Bird encourages her to learn to sew and informs her of the Thimble People, who promise to teach her wonderful sewing techniques. As Mary Frances expresses her desire to learn sewing to create clothes for her doll, the whimsical nature of the story is woven together with practical lessons, setting the stage for her adventures with the Thimble People and the skills she will acquire along the journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  aUsing a story format, presents basic instructions in sewing, introduces children's fashions from the early twentieth century, and provides instructions for thirty-three sewing projects for sixteen inch dolls.  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMary Frances (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction  aSewing -- Juvenile literature  aDollmaking -- Juvenile literature  aDoll clothes -- Juvenile literature  aNeedlework -- Juvenile literature1 aBoyer, Jane Allen,d1875-194040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58937