As you may know, Mary Brooks Picken is my muse and I was inspired by her work in educating the women on fashion, sewing techniques, and the home arts through her work with The Woman’s Institute to write my book Vintage Notions. I have recently written a new book...
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...
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Every year we anticipate January as a time of new beginnings. We make resolutions, plans, and look forward to a new routine. It seems to me that the New Year actually happens twice. In January of course, but also in September. Back to school time in our house brings...
We live in a work-focused society. The American creed is to work harder, multi-task, & focus on success. This, as we all know, can be both exhilarating and draining. For the first time this year, aside from running my pattern business, I also designed two...
