By Heidi Mittiga, Flossie Potter’s Patterns Eve Coleman, Keepers Dolly Duds Karen Dosier, Threads of Troy Linda Blaker, VintiqueDesigns Meg Lineberger, Kindred Threads and Shari Fuller, Thimbles and Acorns I have a terrible time pressing out all the wrinkles if I pre-wash thin cotton fabric (like batiste). All of you […]
Heidi Mittiga
Over a cup of coffee with a dear friend, a name came up that I hadn’t heard in years: Betsy McCall. She was the monthly paper doll friend who came to play with so many of us during our girlhood in the 1960s. As soon as our mothers received the […]
Betsy McCall
In the early days of the automobile, before windscreens and roofs became available, the Duster was a ladies’ wardrobe “must have.” As they toured through town perched upon the upholstered seats of their well-appointed motor-cars, affluent ladies needed to look smart because to “be seen” was all important. However, roads […]
Driving Fashion – The Motor Car Duster
“Tape and paper,” was my standard answer when asked what I’d like for my birthday or Christmas. I’m sure my mother was baffled, but no game or toy was as satisfying to me as the reams and rolls I went through while making things at my little desk. It was […]