"You can buy this dress for $55.00 or you can enjoy making it for $15.27"

"It's great to save money, but there's a lot more to sewing than that. You can get better quality material. You can be sure of a better fit. And the more you sew, the more you enjoy it. " Discuss.

High Fashion For The Kindergarten Set - 1964

These are exactly what we little girls wore back in the day...I'm really old. ;-) The hats, gloves and purses would have been for church or something special like a party, but these were everyday wearables. And mind you they had to be ironed each time too!

Be His Beloved - Even in Pin Curlers!

"So glamourous too"
So I wonder why these never caught on?
They came Gayly Wrapped!

Modern Needlecraft - Groovy Styles from 1970

Things were bright and colorful in 1970!

The Long, Smooth Look - Butterick Patterns 1955

"Remember the first appearance of the long, smooth look? It seems like just yesterday - and it was! Recall how you admired the newly slendered silhouette and longed to look like the magazine picture. But, of course, the clothes you saw were just a little to chi-chi, a trifle too extreme for your modern busy life.
And then...as if the fashion world could read your mind...the long, smooth, wonderful look was adjusted to your needs (numerous as they might be!).
Now...in new surroundings...here it is! It's lost none of the desirable shapeliness but has acquired a marvelous composure that meets any situation with unique confidence."