Friday, April 6, 2012

What Were They Sewing In 1947?

Well, I was not even born yet, and my mother was 16 years old.  I have no idea where she had this but I did happen upon it in her sewing case.  I am "still" cleaning up my sewing room.  I did make tremendous progress today.  Mostly because I told Frank last week that it was in his best interests to help me.  So he designated today as Anything Glen Wants Day.  And I took full advantage of it!

Look at the dress under the Y.  Definitely Asian.  Lovely.  And the Cocker Spaniel?  Love him.  The waiter is serving them lemonade with cherries.  At the Club.   Society ladies for sure.

I don't remember that store on Canal Street, not sure where it would be located.  I have not been to Canal Street since before Katrina blew it all away.

Can you see the prices on the patterns?  Check it out. 25 cents.  Now they are what, $14?  My grandmother would make dresses for the rich ladies from pictures they would bring her in the Vogue Magazines.

They also sold patters for the half sizes.  I wonder when they stopped that practice?  I don't remember ever seeing half sizes.  I could have used  that and not had to alter so many of the dresses when they didn't fit my tall lanky body.

And look at the kid's fashions!  Just what we are seeing today.  I remember that yellow two piece somewhere in my wardrobe.

Brings back some memories, doesn't it.

Check in tomorrow, I have a pair of scissors I need you to look at and tell me what it was used for.

Frank  fixed my "desk" drawers.  We cleared out all the empty storage containers and consolidated many of the rest.  I got most of my magazines into the places where the unusable sample books were stashed.  I have enough  home dec samples from Carrie to make a thousand and a half tote bags to sell for $10 each and make my first $1,000,000!  Now that I have room to work, I just may start on that project!  Etsy, here I come!

I think I can sell the scissors for the second $1,000,000!

glen


5 comments:

  1. The smelly Bassates so.....beautiful.Life is so much easier if we laugh.

    sell my house

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    1. Yes! Gotta laugh at them. Can't let them win! LOL.

      glen

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  2. I have just acquired my mothers 1947 Singer electric sewing machine so I know what was used to sew those clothes. Made just after the war in Glasgow (the factory had been used to make munitions) it only stitches forwards and has a knee control. In fact I learnt to sew on it. It still has the original instruction manual, oil and all the accessories. However there were no sewing patterns left. I still use my 1960s and 1970s patterns as they are all basic designs which can be revamped for practically every fashion. I think some are probably quite valuable now.
    Have a good trip.
    Helen in France

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    1. WOW! What a great thing to have. I do have my grandmother's singer but it is not revamped. It is the treadle. Not sure of the year.

      Thanks for stopping in! All the way from France!

      glen

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  3. My everyday machine for my patchwork and quilting is my grandmother Jones Family CS made in 1932 which is mounted and I always use the treadle. Its very forgiving, very simple to use ( forward and backward) easy to maintain, robust and always ready to go. Although the feed dogs don't drop they are smaller than modern ones so I can do all my straight line quilting on it as well.
    Because you use your feet to power it both hands are free and it can go so slowly if necessary. In this day and age its very 'green' too
    Helen in France

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