Artist Lydia Sohlberg Deere

​"Sit in erect position never resting any part of arm on table.  Have chair square with table and sit well back in it. …
Never work without a thimble. Never let scissors become too dull to cut well."

​- Lydia's Signatured Black Book of Her Handwritten Sewing Instructions -

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For larger print, PRESS TOGETHER:  ctrl +; for smaller print, PRESS TOGETHER: ctrl-
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FRONT AND BACK COVER AND LYDIA SOHLBERG'S SIGNATURE

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