{"id":14920,"date":"2011-06-04T06:32:27","date_gmt":"2011-06-04T10:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=14920"},"modified":"2015-05-26T13:02:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T17:02:00","slug":"vintage-needlework-mags-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/04\/vintage-needlework-mags-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Look at Antique Needlework Mags"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you know of \u00c2\u00a0a 12-step program that\u00c2\u00a0can help me?\u00c2\u00a0 My name is Janice and I am a Woman of Excess—I eat too much, drive too fast, buy too much fabric and collect with the zeal and regularity\u00c2\u00a0of a garbage man.<\/p>\n

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\u00c2\u00a0My recently recurring nightmare about being invited\u00c2\u00a0to appear on the tv show\u00c2\u00a0“Hoarders”\u00c2\u00a0has motivated me to begin thinning out my extensive collections, starting with these antique needlework magazines.<\/p>\n

The first batch is detailed in the following post.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0More will be\u00c2\u00a0listed as I find the time to\u00c2\u00a0itemize them\u00c2\u00a0and the\u00c2\u00a0willpower to part with them.\u00c2\u00a0 They are antique by virtue of my personal\u00c2\u00a0definition–older than me.<\/div>\n
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Each magazine provides immeasurable information, inspiration and entertainment.\u00c2\u00a0 The articles and projects \u00c2\u00a0are often classic, thus timely, and sometimes not.<\/div>\n
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For example, I doubt this would be a popular bazaar item.\u00c2\u00a0 As seen in a 1936 article entitled Lazy Days and Busy Days<\/em> this cleaning set is highly recommended. How would you like this for Mother’s Day?\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0If looking at this picture is supposed to make me want to roll up my sleeves and\u00c2\u00a0get down and dirty with a rag and a bucket of soapy water, it missed its mark.<\/p>\n

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The magazine\u00c2\u00a0covers are so charming.\u00c2\u00a0 I had big plans tophoto transfer some of these to fabric and embellish them with embroidery and\/or quilting.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Wisteria Lesson, as seen in the post by that name,\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=2655<\/a> is\u00c2\u00a0the only one I actually did.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0But still I hope that some day….<\/div>\n
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I love reading the ads for nutrition boosters, newfangled\u00c2\u00a0“fireless cookstoves”\u00c2\u00a0 and cleaning products.\u00c2\u00a0 Here’s an interesting one:<\/div>\n
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I have it on good authority that none of \u00c2\u00a0the University of Florida Gator Boys\u00c2\u00a0 use this product–not in fraternity houses, not in dorms, not in off-campus housing.<\/dl>\n
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The historical\u00c2\u00a0perspective that can be gleaned from the articles with regard to\u00c2\u00a0 the progression of needlework is enlightening to\u00c2\u00a0serious students of needlework. Many\u00c2\u00a0lovely handwork projects can be recreated so easily by machine.\u00c2\u00a0 Designs can be digitized for machine embroidery or simply photo copied for reproduction by hand.<\/div>\n
Peeks into the lives of the women of\u00c2\u00a0 each era\u00c2\u00a0are priceless.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0In a \u00c2\u00a01922 issue \u00c2\u00a0it was said that:<\/div>\n
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“Everybody plays bridge nowadays–nearly everybody, that is; and every little coterie of friends and acquaintances boasts at least one bridge-club. if\u00c2\u00a0 not two or\u00c2\u00a0 three, the members of which play hostess in turn.\u00c2\u00a0 When the game is over comes the time for light refreshments, when the card-table cover is whipped off, and the luncheon-set substitute: and well pleased is the woman who is able to display something new and particularly interesting along this line.”<\/div>\n
Personally, I’m too busy sewing for my grandchildren for bridge.\u00c2\u00a0 I do \u00c2\u00a0know\u00c2\u00a0a few\u00c2\u00a0ladies who play bridge, but no one in my acquaintance belongs to two or three clubs.<\/div>\n
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These magazines have value for reasons other than those mentioned above.<\/div>\n