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Our Mothers' Patterns
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Spools of silk thread brought from Japan by Maki Kudo around 1900, wrapped in a silk furoshiki cloth
1 of 65 		Sewing school diploma of Motoko Sakamoto (nee Watanabe), March 26, 1925.
2 of 65 		Cover of 'How to Use the Singer Sewing Machine (Janome Type) model I5 K83'
3 of 65 		Inside cover and inserted page in 'How to Use the Singer Sewing Machine' booklet.
4 of 65 		Advertisement for Singer electric.
5 of 65 		'Attachment for hemming,' page 22, 'Attachment for quilting,' page 23.
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'Attachment for gathering,' pages 32, 35.
7 of 65 		Advertisement for Singer electric, page 6 and 7.
8 of 65 		Piece of silk salvaged from a kimono brought to Canada from Japan (nee Watanabe)
9 of 65 		Detail of a piece of silk.
10 of 65 		Sample hakama
11 of 65 		Sewing School in Vancouver, B.C., ca. 1920. JCNM Photograph Collection
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Graduation certificate of Eiko Ishida, from the Academy of Domestic Arts at Steveston, BC, in 1936
13 of 65 		Students and teachers at the Matsuzaki School of Dressmaking and Tailoring
14 of 65 		Newspaper image, showing the Girls' College of Practical Arts at Vancouver, BC.
15 of 65 		Young women in front of the Girls' College of Practical Arts
16 of 65 		Newspaper article regarding the Girls' College of Practical Arts in Vancouver, BC.
17 of 65 		Portrait of the Kawano Method of Practical Sewing Instruction class at Vancouver, BC, in 1940.
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