tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post8589144788693142232..comments2024-03-12T01:20:45.509-06:00Comments on Anna Allen Clothing Blog: better homes & garden sewing bookAnna McClurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924367696371374833noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-74980921510489020072011-11-06T04:37:58.673-07:002011-11-06T04:37:58.673-07:00these vintage illustrations are so chic and sweet!...these vintage illustrations are so chic and sweet!house of violettahttp://houseofvioletta.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-50343543813870382712011-11-02T21:08:59.932-06:002011-11-02T21:08:59.932-06:00I am now adding a plethora of vintage sewing books...I am now adding a plethora of vintage sewing books to my christmas & thrifting list! <br />thanks for the recommendations :)monirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648674791652926427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-84775711000242642342011-10-26T04:50:52.292-06:002011-10-26T04:50:52.292-06:00That is so cute!!! Great find. I would definitely ...That is so cute!!! Great find. I would definitely try to sew something out of it! Unfortunately I don't know any vintage sewing manuals, I will start my researches though! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-77573874770675031622011-10-25T18:17:58.734-06:002011-10-25T18:17:58.734-06:00I have a really nifty home economics textbook call...I have a really nifty home economics textbook called "Guide to Modern Clothing". It was published in 1961 and in addition to patterns and instructions, it covers the gamut from grooming to design theory to raw materials. The pictures and styles are so dated but the information is pretty timeless. I really like all of the end-of-chapter homework activities, too.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10520357944188355161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-86275597019544169342011-10-25T13:50:32.724-06:002011-10-25T13:50:32.724-06:00SO vintage and cool! Just wanted to mention how mu...SO vintage and cool! Just wanted to mention how much I like your blog, Anna - it is awesome! Aloha from sunny Hawai'i ;)Erika Swartzkopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07110734522188486446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-6790814341017315082011-10-25T11:11:51.428-06:002011-10-25T11:11:51.428-06:00i love this book too-- and the nose-less rendering...i love this book too-- and the nose-less renderings! how about the coordinated wardrobe ideas? i've often thought that someone could create an entire blog project on that section. if i didn't have two little boys i would totally give it a whirl, but alas, cocktail suits are just not a part of the young mother's wardrobe essentials these days...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-24037828688399575992011-10-24T13:34:35.140-06:002011-10-24T13:34:35.140-06:00eva girl, thanks for the recommendation! i think i...eva girl, thanks for the recommendation! i think i saw it on amazon once and now it is in my wish list! :)<br /><br />isaspacey, that is great! love your post on sewing books! looks like you talk about another one i need to check out. betting jed's university library has it.Anna McClurghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924367696371374833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-77223268782527682672011-10-24T13:09:16.290-06:002011-10-24T13:09:16.290-06:00We think alike! I just posted on my blog about thi...We think alike! I just posted on my blog about this same book and Helen Tanous' great book on pattern making.lsaspaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058968076601943527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-78780642999445457082011-10-24T12:04:45.219-06:002011-10-24T12:04:45.219-06:00I just got the little book called Dress Cutting......I just got the little book called Dress Cutting...it's all 30's fashions and I'm totally excited to try some of them out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757226979393134529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-5408551367756651552011-10-24T08:45:37.561-06:002011-10-24T08:45:37.561-06:00Like you, I also enjoy the old manuals more than t...Like you, I also enjoy the old manuals more than the newer ones.<br /><br />In fact, I own this one :-)<br /><br />MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com