Category: Sewing Historically

When I ran out of large enough pieces of fabric for the skirt pattern, I pieced remnants together, which is 18th century…and I learned is also 1952 accurate.

While my daughter chose the peach silk, I’m excited about my gingham which reminds me of a party dress worn in the 1958 movie Houseboat starring Cary Grant.

Even though Hollywood movies made during the war might seem to break all the rules, they were allowed to reuse old costumes and fabric. 

In her book, Amy Barickman revived the works of one of America’s first home economists, Mary Brooks Pickens, full of sewing directions, recipes, and more.