I am in the process of doing a MAJOR decluttering of my house, and yesterday I found a book that I forgot that I bought a few weeks ago at a thrift shop. It is a Singer Sewing Machine Dressmaking Course from 1961 - the year I was born. The illustrations are cute! Some of the things that the hostess stresses crack me up --- like -- "You must always keep your sewing room nice and tidy at all times". Oh my, if she could only see my sewing rooms! Alas, that was the 60's. However, I still need to get things organized and under control!
A note about these pages from the book. Blogger would not let me upload them after I spent an hour struggling with my stupid scanner trying to get them saved into my computer. I'm not trying to violate any copyright laws here. Please do not download the photos I took of the pages from this book. There will be other free downloads for you at the end of this post.
So, without further adieu, here are a few pages from the book. Now remember, mind your manners girls, and, as she tells you in the book, make sure that you always wear the proper undergarments, including the all-important "slip", especially when you are taking measurements for your sewing garments. (I doubt that the slips of the 1960"s sucked in much of the female population's "unwanted" proportions -- what would she have said if Spanx had been invented back then?)
So, there you have it. I just thought the illustrations were cute. I think that many of the sewing lessons in this book can still be applied today, so I'm going to take a closer look at it. Oh, by the way, guess who bought herself a swanky new sewing machine for her birthday? I'll be "unveiling" it to you folks soon. BUT - So far, I've been afraid to touch it -- I'm such a nerd!
Here are some sewing-related downloads for you.
Okay Ladies and Gentlemen out there -- "Keep Calm and Sew Something"!
(But wear your slip and clean up after yourselves!)
Most of all ----
Be Well and Happy.
Robin
A note about these pages from the book. Blogger would not let me upload them after I spent an hour struggling with my stupid scanner trying to get them saved into my computer. I'm not trying to violate any copyright laws here. Please do not download the photos I took of the pages from this book. There will be other free downloads for you at the end of this post.
So, without further adieu, here are a few pages from the book. Now remember, mind your manners girls, and, as she tells you in the book, make sure that you always wear the proper undergarments, including the all-important "slip", especially when you are taking measurements for your sewing garments. (I doubt that the slips of the 1960"s sucked in much of the female population's "unwanted" proportions -- what would she have said if Spanx had been invented back then?)
So, there you have it. I just thought the illustrations were cute. I think that many of the sewing lessons in this book can still be applied today, so I'm going to take a closer look at it. Oh, by the way, guess who bought herself a swanky new sewing machine for her birthday? I'll be "unveiling" it to you folks soon. BUT - So far, I've been afraid to touch it -- I'm such a nerd!
Here are some sewing-related downloads for you.
Okay Ladies and Gentlemen out there -- "Keep Calm and Sew Something"!
(But wear your slip and clean up after yourselves!)
Most of all ----
Be Well and Happy.
Robin
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