A quick link share.  While I was reading The Society Pages, I came across a link to Prof. Davies‘ discussion of erotic imagery connected to darning and mending. Read all about it on her awesome blog, Needled. Here’s the sexy highlights: 1904.  Ankles + knees! 1907.  Look at that wallpaper/floor combination! 1922 Group sew + more ankles.  Hawt. Ok, and then I got curious and googled “sewing porn.”  I braced myself for something crazy/awesome.  All I got was this: Creepy!  She has a pair of scissors grafted onto her ring finger and there is a tape measure growing out of her thumbnail, people!  And she looks like she’s thinking about putting the tracing wheel in her mouth.  OW.

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