vintage magazines
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Edwardian Hairstyles
Ok, folks- these have been living on my desktop for…
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In the News! Magazines I was featured in– 2019-2020
I am so excited to say I was featured in…
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1913- Home Garments for Women and Children
This 1913 page might not be as interesting to some…
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July 1913- Styles with Individuality
It always amuses me that magazines (or today blogs and…
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1913- The Renaissance of Macrame- Free Handbag Pattern
Macrame seems to be making a comeback again right now!…
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1912- Dainty Corset Covers Using Bermuda Fagoting & Teneriffe Lace
In this article from Needlecraft from April, 1912, two lovely…
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Free Pattern! 1912 Crocheted Corset Cover
I’m happy to be giving away a FREE e-pattern today…
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April 1912- Fashions and Fabrics
I recently came across a whole slew of 1910s-1920s Needlecraft…
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A Talk with Worth About Clothes- August, 1913
It seems like Worth is all the rage in the historical…
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Inspiration: 1905 Corsets
Today I have, what I think, are the most gorgeous…
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1890’s Inspiration: Home-Made Muffs and Collarettes
I am working on a new 1890’s pattern, so as…
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Edwardian Food Oddities: Thanksgiving Animals I Have Known
Ah, the Edwardian times. Such odd table dressings, such odd…
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A 1909 Peek at Past Lives- “Thanksgiving Folks”
A while ago my mom gave me an old magazine…
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1908- How to Manipulate Long Skirts
Happy Friday! Today I have another set of images from…
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1908 WB Reduso Corsets
The weather here has been rainy, and, without fail, rainy…
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The Practical Shirtwaist, 1904.
Sharing another lovely image from 1904. Here are more shirtwaist…
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Shirtwaist Designs, 1904
I just got a few lovely old Ladies Home Journal…
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The Etiquette of Good Grooming, 1940.
Today I’ve got a great page from the August 1940…
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December Pretties- Millinery & McCall’s Magazine 1908
Hope you’re having a lovely weekend! Here’s some pretty things…
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Miroir des Modes, October 1907- Blouses
Sharing some more images from the Mirror des Modes, October…
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Mirror Des Modes- October 1907
I recently acquired a lovely bound book containing issues of Le Mirror…
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Pretty Corset Ads from The Delineator, 1905.
I’ve been working on and off on a new pattern…
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Paris is Dancing Mad: McCall’s Magazine, September, 1913
What is inspiring you lately? One of my current inspirations…
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Corsets and Dogs- Images from Good Housekeeping 1909
But not dogs in corsets ;) I haven’t shared images…
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The Astor Baby- McCall’s Magazine, September 1913
Today is the centennial of the sinking of the great…
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A Saint Patrick’s Day Luncheon- 1912
With Saint Patrick’s Day right around the corner, I thought…
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French Dames in Boudoir and en Fete- 1912
Hello! I hope you had a lovely weekend. We had…
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1912 Illustrators Answer How Future Women Can Dress Better
Hello! Is it really Wednesday already? Today I’ve got a…
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Practical Help for Inexperienced Sewers, 1907
In my recent find of a 1907 McCall magazine there…
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Christmas Wrapping and Gift Giving, 1926
I keep finding darling ideas of gifts to make, but…
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1919 Gift Ideas: Many Little Things May Be Crocheted
Oh my goodness, Christmas is this weekend! Eep! I am…