The girls primary studied domestic subjects like housewifery, cookery, millinery and dressmaking. Introduced crafts include needlework, dressmaking, and rustic furniture making. She was skilled at needlework, dressmaking and cooking. In contrast, most female artisans are involved in either hairdressing or dressmaking. In contrast, most female artisans are only involved in either hairdressing or dressmaking. Subjects included Shorthand, Animal Physiology, Chemistry, Physics, Hygiene, Carpentry and Dressmaking. She was a successful milliner, widely credited for inventing mass-produced tissue-paper dressmaking patterns. Classes in Cookery and Dressmaking were held whenever there was sufficient demand. She eventually oversaw ladies alterations, and developed her own dressmaking clientele. Cross-stitch is widely used in traditional Palestinian dressmaking. In 19th-century dressmaking a gilet was a dress bodice shaped like a man's waistcoat. His mother ran her own dressmaking shop, and his brother Charles sold newspapers. She then worked in a dressmaking shop. Women initially worked from home in industries such as dressmaking. She encourages Tilly to use her dressmaking talents against the townspeople.