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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Some of you are approaching sewing ALL WRONG!  |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
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 Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 12:03:59 PM
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Advice from a Singer Sewing Manual from 1949:
Prepare yourself mentally for sewing.Think about what you are going to do. . .never approach sewing with a sigh or lackadaisically.
Good results are difficult when indifference predominates.
Never try to sew with a sink full of dirty dishes or beds unmade. When there are urgent housekeeping chores, do these first so your mind is free to enjoy your sewing.
When you sew, make yourself as attractive as possible. Put on a
clean dress. Keep a little bag full of French chalk near your sewing
machine to dust your fingers at intervals. Have your hair in order,
powder and lipstick put on . . .[If] you are constantly fearful that a visitor will drop in or your husband will come home and you will not look neatly put together, you will not enjoy your sewing as you
should.
 Rhonda
I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance even if I'm the only one...
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Edited by - abbasgurl on Mar 07 2008 07:06:57 AM |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 12:08:59 PM
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Boy--it's no wonder my sewing stinks! I don't get gussied up enough!!!!!
Oh my gosh! This one is right up there with my other favorite, "When your husband gets home from a long day at work, don't bother him with worries from you day, and keep the children upstairs in their room so as not to disturb him. Make him a nice cocktail."
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 12:15:36 PM
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Oh my gosh Jonni! The "keep the children upstairs in their room so as not to disturb him. Make him a nice cocktail." almost did me in!
Gotta go repair my lipstick, I hear huubby pulling in the drive!
I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance even if I'm the only one...
http://www.kattywhompus.etsy.com |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 12:25:17 PM
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Seriously! This was in a "married woman's handbook" that my great Aunt gave to me when I first married (in 2001)...CRACKED ME UP! Justin and I read it all night! It was all about how "rough" it is on a man having to be the provider and you shouldn't "worry" him with your vapid daily details. Keeping the children quiet and upstairs, out of sight, is a MUST! And don't forget that vodka tonic :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
2963 Posts
lisa
lexington
ky
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 12:27:59 PM
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oh no !!!!!!!! I usually have my oldest clothes on that i own so i am comfortable !! That is a hoot 
LIfe is a witch ~~~ and then ya fly !! My blogspot .http://tribalwitch.blogspot.com/ |
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22shortie
True Blue Farmgirl
329 Posts
rebekah
sulphur
la
USA
329 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 12:41:56 PM
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How cute is THAT!?!!!I am totally a beleiver in getting all my chores off my list before I start sewing or crafting..otherwise I can't think and be creative because I have chores hanging over my head. I'd love to get my hands on a copy of that book " The married womans handbook". Sounds adorable!
Check out my latest projects and all the news from my chaotic little world!
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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 1:09:07 PM
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I bet you can find the hand book at any vintage bookstore or even thrift sometime. It was written in 1940 and reissued in 1948 and 1955. My edition is the 1955 edition.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
1646 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 1:11:54 PM
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| Now I know why that zipper didn't go in right...no lipstick!! Who knew.. |
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22shortie
True Blue Farmgirl
329 Posts
rebekah
sulphur
la
USA
329 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 1:29:47 PM
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ha! too funny diane! That must be my problem too! I have never put a zipper in perfectly and come to think of it, I have never worn lipstcik while doing it...the secret comes out!! : )
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 1:32:35 PM
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It reminds me of that 1960s song by Jack Jones, "Wives and Lovers" "Hey, little girl, brush your hair, fix your make-up. Soon he will open the door. Every day there are girls at the office and men will always be men...Wives should always be lovers too...run to his arms the moment he comes home to you..he's almost here..." Glory be! The burdens we put on ourselves in those days!
Patricia
Proud Farmgirl Sister #19
Rusty Chicks Chapter
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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joyfulmama
True Blue Farmgirl
1175 Posts
Debra
Silver Springs
NV
USA
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 3:06:25 PM
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Rhonda - that is so funny! Thanks so much for sharing. This is probably why my mom was so hard on me when she taught me to sew. She was taught the way mentioned in your post! I sew in my PJ's!
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SarahJ
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Shreveport
Louisiana
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 3:19:01 PM
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That is too funny!!! I know that it sounds ridiculous, but the underlying idea is kinds true for me. I have a hard time sewing if my house is filthy. However, DH is lucky to get the clean dress and lipstick on a special occasion, let alone for everyday sewing!
SarahJ
Farmgirl Sister #116 |
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 4:31:32 PM
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Ha, Ha, what a crazy person this was to write that
I cannot imgaine today's women doint that ; what with jobs , and family to take care of
Sewing is suppose to release stress; but create it.
I read some things of the past
Like ; before your hushand came home put on a dress and tidy your hair and put on perfume
Have the children neat , and treat him like a King in some cases I read, tee hee. pinkroses
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 5:33:03 PM
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I love it! I sometimes use sewing to get _away_ from the dirty dishes! LOL And I admit- the bed still isn't made!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 6:58:02 PM
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you said it sunshine..when i sew my house gets trashed and then i clean it up the next day .....and i keep my pajamas on all day long! unless i have to take the kids to school and what not but rarely do i wear real clothes to sew in...please..and i dont even own lipstick.
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 8:54:50 PM
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Oh my gosh!!!!! Too funny! And they were serious!!!!!!
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 8:57:28 PM
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I'm confused....
what shoes do you wear with that dress? Stillettos or bunny slippers?
I want to get it right before I start my next quilt.
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debinmtns
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Debi
Hope
Idaho
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 10:03:43 PM
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Man, they would hate me, I just threw away my favorite night gown of 10 years. It did not have any hole but was getting quite see through. It was not keeping me warm so I just had to give it up. I thought my husband jaw was going to hit the floor. He said, something I thought was your burial gown...when its comfortable, I don't do change well...
debinmtns #63
http://debinmtnstradinpost.blogspot.com/
http://handcraftedncreated.blogspot.com/
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Edited by - debinmtns on Mar 06 2008 5:38:49 PM |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 10:08:24 PM
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Oh, well let me print this out and run pin it to my bulletin board so I LMAO at least once a day..
What a scream!! thanks for sharing that bit of nostalgia.
Stephanie |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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