I finished it! I made this silk charmeuse chemise with french seams and a hand-rolled hem to showcase the straps and yoke I crocheted from a 1920′s pattern. I’ve been working on this for months! I found the crochet pattern here.
This was my first time with filet crochet and my first time with silk charmeuse but it turned out pretty good, if I do say so...
Posting has really slowed down this holiday season, eh? I wanted to remind you that I’m still alive and kicking (if bogged down in holiday preparations!) and that I still love all of you out there on the internets.
What’s new with me? Well, I’m hosting a holiday party this X-mas eve and I’m planning on making some variation of this project with...
I bought this 1964 Betty Crocker recipe book about a week ago:
Now I have a burning desire to throw a party and serve sandwich loaf. BURNING.
I also acquired this 1968 book several days later:
It reminded me of my grandma’s cooking because she always “started with an onion” and ended with some type of casserole dish in the oven.
Both books have a...
I recently picked up The Complete Book of Sewing by Constance Talbot, the 1943 edition, at an estate sale. As longtime readers know, I have a weak spot for the intersection of WWII and homemaking, so this was a doozy for me.
So much LOVE here, where to begin?
Well, I adore the year-long month-by-month plan for smartening your look through the prudent use of handmade...
Just because I love you:
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