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My Blog here is a work in progress...having just brought over all 618 of my posts from my 'Old Blog' which I began in 2005! Please excuse the duplications for a spell while I go through them all.
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MORE Couture Inspiration at United Apparel Liquidators
Continuing with MORE couture sewing inspiration as I stumbled upon in New Orleans at United Apparel Liquidators on vacation… This could...
Couture Outlet Snoop Shopping-United Apparel Liquidators
United Apparel Liquidators is a Couture Outlet that every sewer needs to know about. You’ll not find any better ‘snoop shopping’ as I...
New Orleans Machine Embroidery Inspiration
In my dreams, the day will come when I can ‘get into’ the embroidery capabilities of my Brother machine. Til then, I’m always on the...
Embellishment Inspiration from New Orleans Snoop Shopping
The design and embellishment ideas were plentiful as we ducked in and out of shops in New Orleans this week. Shop-owners were all most...
World War 2 Museum Textiles – Part 2
We returned to the WW2 Museum to complete our visit – so enjoy the final installment of the textiles and clothing found there. Below:...
WW2 Museum Textiles/Clothing
The WW2 Museum here in New Orleans is not to be missed! Following up on my posts of a few weeks ago, here are some REAL garments and...
Sewing Pattern Sizing History
The history of sizing for women’s clothing is interesting, indeed. I knew this favorite book of mine contained a great pattern sizing...
WW2: Fashion Designers Live On – Part 6
Concluding my visit to how WW2 affected fashion…enjoy information about the designers of the time. Everything set in italics is quoted...
WW2 Births Modern-Day Textiles?War-Tme Designers- Part 5
Continuing with the effect of WW2 on fashion, today I’ll share excerpts regarding textile development of those years from the thesis...
WW2 Affects Hair & Make-Up & Hollywood: Series Part 4
WW2 shaped today’s world in many ways. Read on to see how it affected hair and make-up, and even Hollywood. Italics denote words from...
WW2: Rules, Wedges & Drawn Hosiery Seams & More – Part 3
Continuing with this very interesting look at the effect of WW2 on fashion and life, enjoy Part 3. Italic text indicates taken from...
Fashion & Rations: WW2 Fashion History – Part 2
Continuing on in our survey of WW2 History from a perspective of how it affected lives back here at home, especially in clothing. How...
Fashion & Rations…a WW2 History Part 1
What they were wearing was constantly in my imagination as I’ve vicariously lived the pre-WWII years, reading through the 5 volumes in...
U.S. Flag ‘History’ and How To Cut a 5-Pointed Star
A Tribute to our Flag – Some Interesting Tales and History With 12-year old #1 Grandson here for this last week, it seemed in order to do...
Snoop Shopping at Bass Pro Shop- Memphis
YESIREE! Though I’d been snapping photos like crazy as I ‘shopped’, when I came to the fudge/candy/goodies section, I looked up to find...
Fashion Snoop Shopping & Elvis Fashion in Memphis
Fashion Snoop Shopping in Memphis and learning about Elvis’ fashion was a special treat that my hubby is used to when we travel. This...
Cold Shoulder Tops: Thoughts on the Fashion Look
When it comes to something ‘NEW’ in fashion, in my opinion, the ‘COLD SHOULDER‘ or ‘bare shoulder’ or ‘naked shoulder’ seems ‘new’ and...
Fashion for Children: What it Can Mean
“Has the American habit of dressing children as ‘mini-mes’ helped to fuel the rise of immature and incapable adults?” That question is...
Flea Market Creative Inspiration
The Nashville TN Flea Market was quite a creative inspiration this Memorial Day weekend! I just love seeing creativity – in most any...
WARNING on T UP-Cycle Projects
WARNING Many of the T- Up-cycle ideas need a sewer’s touch. Having now spent quite a few days playing with ideas I have found online for...
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