https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7BFdjDDJ2Q Gentle reader, I keep threatening to spew out a torrent of books like a cyclone from which the world may never recover -- bwahaha. But seriously. My life is about finding the time and energy to choose from the millions of things I want to do, and then doing as many of them [...]
Category: Heirloom needlework books
New White House Linens
When I arrive at the Pearly Gates, I want to make sure I have something to say for myself. I don't want it to be said that I left the American Soviet-Themed Housewares community hanging. Their needs are important to me, and I'm proving it. A chicken in every pot, a hammer and sickle on [...]
How to access a million stunning, copyright-free antique illustrations released by the British Library
You know me and the vintage copyright-free artwork! https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/
Beeton’s Big Book
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15147/15147-h/15147-h.htm Beeton's Big Book is a definitive resource for all things hand sewing. You can buy it on amazon, or access it for free courtesy of Project Gutenberg at the link above.
Becoming a Modern Priscilla
At the dawn of Vogue, long before Oprah, Martha, or HGTV, there was Priscilla Publishing. About 100 years after its heyday, Priscilla still has a fan base – not too shabby. I'm late to the Priscilla party, only having found out about it recently. It's become a bucket list item for me to contribute to [...]
