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...
Last week I shared with you my inspiration to create The Magic Pattern Book. Today I want to tell you about the process of creating the 36 different patterns included in the book. Once I committed to creating The Magic Pattern Book, I started collaborating with...
I recently ran across this fascinating video of 1930’s street fashion, shot in a small town in South Dakota. I love seeing videos like this because it is like seeing the work of Mary Brooks Picken come to life. At this time in America, many women made their own...