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Sunday, July 20, 2014

The Mid - Century Japanese Kimono — Easy To Make Pattern from Woman's Day

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From Woman's Day May 1956 Several years ago I met a woman who had served as a WAVE in occupied Japan after the bombing of Hiroshima...
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

1930's French Paper Dolls

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Mid-1930's French Paper Dolls from Viintage.com Paper dolls have always seemed more interesting to me than dimensional dolls. There...
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Saturday, July 5, 2014

Make It With Towels - Cannon Towels Pattern For 1950's Playsuit

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The Educational Department of Cannon Mills produced booklets with sewing patterns and decorating ideas using Cannon linens such as towel...
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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Maternity Tops - 1950's Style

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Being pregnant in the 50's and 60's was probably not too different from being pregnant today. Perhaps the language was a bit more s...
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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Working Pretty - Working Versatile

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I don't usually wear a dress when I clean house. It's the usual uniform ... jeans and a t-shirt. But in an era in the not so distant...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

1940's Peplum Skirt - An Easy To Make Pattern

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Easy to make Evening Peplum Skirt The skirt for evening wear is much overlooked in favor of dresses. Though a dress is certainly a compl...
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Thursday, May 29, 2014

The Maidenform Bra - Molding the Mid-Century Figure

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  Altering the female body to fit the ideal beauty of a particular culture has been a human obsession for centuries. Chinese bound feet...
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