I had a ’72 issue of Woman’s Day Needlework Ideas with this horrifying ad. It features some lovely textiles with detailed embroidery and a golden vintage collectible needle-case. Isn’t that the perfect time and place to light up. I bet nicotine stains give it the old shabby-chic look.
These magazines are all from 1961 and are a v. interesting look at the history of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority. As always, images open up larger in a new browser or tab. Grandma Moses at 100! Spring Parade of Enrolled Daughters: “The lovely little ladies in the Spring Parade are representative of the young [...]
This past Satarday I went to a nearby flea market and found several darling, vintage 1960s knitting pattern booklets. They are so awesome with the dramatic poses and the Jane Jetson inspired hairdos. The patterns are pretty choice also. The thing that stood out the most were the men with pipes clenched firmly in their [...]
I have a copy of a November, 1943 Ladies Home Journal. It is 168 pages and measures a whopping 10 3/4″ x 13 3/4″. It was originally 15cents! The ads are gorgeous. They are so colorful and beautifully illustrated. Many of them have a war theme, unsurprisingly. There are plenty of articles and some really [...]
I got this neat Jack Skellington pattern off of Ravelry.com– it is a knitting pattern. I think it came out pretty good but, as usual, I had loads of trouble seaming. Since he’s Jack, I figured I’d pose him with some Halloween type decor. I got the hot pic of Christopher Lee at a flea [...]
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