I have a bunch of sewing stuff stored under my parent’s house in Hawaii, and I’m gradually moving most of it to NZ. This most recent trip, I brought back a bunch of vintage patterns which I inherited from my Grandmother or was given by Auntie Artie. They range in age from the 1940s to the early 1980s, and I can’t wait to make some of them up! Here is half of what I brought back. I’ll share the rest next week:
It’s a horrible, windy, rainy, chilly Wellington day. The last of my tulips and freesias have lost their petals, my irises are being torn to shreds. It’s a day for tea and soup, a day to curl up on the couch in front of the heater. I want to sew and blog, but I have papers to mark. At least Mr Dreamy and Felicity get to laze about and watch cricket. Later, if I’m lucky, I’ll get some sewing in. Better get a start on those papers, and increase my chances of having sewing time.
Remember toe socks? Those 70’s monstrosities that became a fad again in the 1990s? It turns out they weren’t a new invention! Click on the image to learn more than you ever wanted to know about weird Victorian health regimens. I now must find a way to incorporate toe socks into a steampunk ensemble. I wonder if you could have steampunk-esque slippers? Or sandals? In an awful way, I’m liking the idea of ‘crunchy’ steampunk. Enter the steampunk hippies! * If you are wondering what ‘Take 1’ and ‘Take 2’ were, check out these posts.
