A "delicate" sweater that "turns every season into spring".... From McCall's Needlework & Crafts, March/April 1...

Sorry for the long silence friends; it's been a crazy couple of weeks.  In spite of busyness I did complete the infamous purse, Vogue 86...

...a fluffy tiara and two horribly dressed boys! From McCall's Needlework & Crafts, Fall-Winter 1973

For this Vintage Thingies Thursday I bring you the third beauty book that I loved as a young woman and spurred me to collect books in this...

I've been trying to figure out the best way to darn a hole in thick terrycloth without a darning foot/plate on my sewing machine.  I don...

Today's romantic J. & P. Coats comic ad is from either a 1933 or 1936 Simplicity Pattern catalog that a friend passed along to me.  ...

Today's Madison Avenue Monday ad hails from the British needlework magazine Stitchcraft , circa January 1964.  I hope the type of woman...

I have long wanted to make the Valentine heart pins that Molly created over at The Purl Bee . I always thought they were a bit plain, thou...

From Vogue Knitting, Fall-Winter 1962

I'm delighted to announce the winner of a copy of Vintage Notions by Amy Barickman: Commenter #24: Shique! Thank you to all who en...