A Week's Needlework

I tore apart my 1770's green-striped dress that was poorly made and too long in the waist and started putting it back together again. Now I've got the bodice finished except for the shoulder pieces, which wait until the sleeves are in. I'm hoping to get the skirt pleated tonight. Then I could sew it down tomorrow and work on sleeves over the weekend. We'll see how it goes.

I've also started a 1930's bolero as my new knitting project. So far it looks like the given needle sizes are good, though I think I'll only be sure of that when I finish knitting the back and give it a light pressing. I've managed a lace pattern repeat each night since I started it, working while listening to the girls read.

I hope mine comes out looking like the pattern photo.

Fall and Early Winter 1926 Altman's Magazine

When we started remodeling our house in Virginia, which was originally built in 1926, we found a hide-out that one of the daughters must have used in the time before the house was complete. She had left a flock of papers in there. I shoved them in bag and promised myself I'd go through them some day. After eight years, I finally sat down to do it today. I find that among everything is nearly the full issue of The Altman Magazine for Fall and Early Winter 1926.

I would really like to scan it to be able to share it, but I'm afraid to handle it too much since it's brittle and curled over at the top corner. Does any one have any suggestions on handling it so that I don't destroy it? Alternatively, if someone in the Dallas or Houston area has experience doing stuff like this, I'd be glad to get together to work on it.

As far as I can tell, it's in the public domain so there shouldn't be any issue with sharing it. I've also got several 1926-27 pictures clipped from magazines and parts of a couple of other magazines. I'll be scanning what I can.

1926-27 Magazine Pictures

I don't usually post thrice in one day, but I scanned some clippings from the stash and wanted to share. They should all be from 1926-27 and mostly look like catalog pictures so I think it's safe to assume they're out of copyright. I checked for copyright renewals on Altman Magazine and didn't find any so here's hoping I'm not violating anyone's rights. Some of them aren't quite complete because they were stuck to others or on the back of something else that was probably the thing she intended to clip out. Anyway, for those interested in 1920's fashion, enjoy!