Riffety! Riffety! Rus! — A Yearbook from 1916
Here is another treasure from the archives of my husband’s family — a school annual from Dresden, Ohio. To start us off in the proper spirit, here is the official Senior Yell: Riffety!… Continue reading
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Extreme Textile Happiness
Somehow I got on Gretchen Rubin‘s mailing list, so every Friday I get an email with “Five Things Making Me Happy” as the subject. It got me thinking about some great textile finds… Continue reading
Pin Party from 1905
Melissa at Two Threads Back has been on the historical trail of pins recently, with one post about bachelors’ pin cushions, and another with an 1863 story from the viewpoint of a pin!… Continue reading
Spectacular Spirals
I am part of an online art quilt group called The Endeavourers. When our current theme, Spirals, was announced, I thought it was a good time to dig into my Kindle inventory and… Continue reading
Laura I. Baldt and Clothing for Women
One of the vintage textile manuals I have is Clothing for Women: Selection, Design, and Construction by Laura I. Baldt, published by Lippincott in 1916 and 1924. Baldt was an associate professor… Continue reading
Glimpses of Textiles in Old Novels, Part Two
Eben Holden, A Tale of the North Country is a coming-of-age story set in the Lake Champlain area in the 1800s. The story starts when the narrator, Willy, is 6 years old and… Continue reading
Design Advice from the Dress Doctors
I cannot adequately express how much I love this book — The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish. Author Linda Przybyszewski tells the story of the early 20th… Continue reading
Guess the Year
In a vintage magazine, I came across this informative bulletin. Can you guess what year this issue was published? ( And so as not to throw you off, the illustrations in this post… Continue reading
We May Be in Better Shape Than We Thought
If you bemoan your fitness level, you might be interested in the results of this fitness test from 1889: In order to ascertain the influence of tight clothing upon the action of the… Continue reading
Mary Schenck Woolman
Over the years, I have picked up several old weaving, sewing, and home economics manuals. Their publication dates range from 1906 to 1964. I have always wondered about the authors of these books,… Continue reading