Happy Earth Day everyone! This is a great day to appreciate nature, plant some flowers and take stock of how to better your recycling habits. At Indygo Junction, we try to include a recycled option in our Indygo Junction patterns whenever possible. After all, you...
Have you ever thought about that old standby, the tomato pincushion? This favorite sewing notion – one of the first tools any new sewist receives when they start sewing – was actually developed during the Tudor period in England. Pins and needles were...
It’s here – Vintage Notions Monthly! Thank you again for being a part of the launch! we am extremely excited to offer my Vintage Notions Monthly magazine to you. Here is the launch special you’ve been waiting for! Vintage Notions Monthly (print...
In 2010 I released a book, which is very dear to me, Vintage Notions. To write it, I immersed myself into the world of The Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences. I collected and curated the materials from the Institute and compiled my favorite...
As we countdown to the official 100th Anniversary of the Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences I am revisiting the influence that the school, and it’s founder, Mary Brooks Picken, has had on my career. Last week I shared with you my book Vintage...
