Ah, to be young again. If I were young and had a Singer Young Budget Sewing Machine, I, too, would gracefully dance around my house fantasizing about all of the things I could make with my sewing machine for just pennies! But, alas, I’m firmly planted into middle adulthood and when I fantasize about things . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Singer Young Budget Sewing Machine (c.1959)
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I owe a lot of my sewing ability to Nancy Zieman, of Sewing with Nancy fame. I’d religiously watch it on WHYY (Philadelphia’s public television station) every Saturday afternoon in the late 80′s and early 90′s (sadly, I had to give it up when grad school got in the way of my television viewing pleasure). . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Sew What’s New On Tuesday, I mentioned that rayon was the first commercially made fiber and that it was called artificial silk until 1925. Well, I’ve managed to find a rather bizarre film (in two parts) from 1941 that showcases the benefits of rayon. In part two, the salesgirl describes all of the testing that Burlington Mills does . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Tomorrow Always Comes I can’t stand watching current fashion shows. They are overproduced and the models all look angry as they stomp down the runway. Contrast that with fashion shows from the 1950s. The women glided down the runway. Today’s Thursday Theatric is a montage of fashion shows and films from the 1950s. They are pure glamor. No . . . → Read More: Thursday Theatrics: From When Women Would Glide Okay, I’ll admit it. The fairy godmother was in quite a funk. I know I should have told you all about it but I didn’t even realize what a funk I was in until I broke out of it the other day. The biggest hint should have been when I didn’t feel like sewing. I . . . → Read More: Singer Four Star Playhouse |
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