A collection of illustrated sewing-lesson stories frames practical needlework instruction as visits from tiny one-eyed fairies who live in a child's work-basket. Through playful episodes a young girl calls on the fairies and is guided through measuring, basting, running, hemming, blanket-stitch, darning, back-stitch, eyelets, cross-stitch, buttonholes, tucks, ruffles, patches, decorative stitches and simple finishing techniques. Each chapter pairs a short narrative or rhyme with step-by-step directions, diagrams, and project examples—doll clothes, marble bags, aprons, and holiday gifts—so readers can learn stitches and mending along with making small, practical hand-sewn items.