Our Mothers' Patterns

Wedding gown and veil sketch from Hatsuno Inouye&#039;s pattern book

Pamphlet cover entitled &#039;How to Learn Dressmaking by Yourself&#039;

Pamphlet cover entitled &#039;How to Learn Dressmaking by Yourself&#039; by Yoshiko Sugino

Portrait of the Academy of Domestic Arts at Greenwood, BC, in 1945. Courtesy Ruth Hamaguchi.

Portrait of the sewing class at East Lillooet, BC, ca. 1945. Courtesy Yosh Kariatsumari.

Woman sewing in an internment camp

Tailor cutting patterns and fabric for suits

Futon sewn by Hatsuno Inouye while in internment

Cover for Lesson No. 15 from the Dress Designing series, National School of Dress Design

Figures from Lesson No. 15 found in the Dress Designing series, National School of Dress Design