Thursday, October 30, 2025
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Other Crafts - "Frilly Lacy Jewelry" from 1973

Monday, October 27, 2025
Friday, October 24, 2025
History Repeats Itself
Last month, the Secretary of the Army posthumously promoted seven second-generation ('Nisei') Japanese-American soldiers to the rank of second lieutentant. These men had been ROTC cadets at the University of Hawaii in December of 1941.
They were expelled and forcibly removed to a relocation center on the West Coast after Roosevelt signed an executive order stripping them not only of their chance at serving as officers but most of their legal rights as citizens.
All enlisted in the 442nd Regimental Combat team. All were killed fighting in Europe.
Their names were Grover Nagaji, Howard Urabe, Robert Murata, Jenhatsu Chinen, Daniel Betsui, Hiroichi Tomita and Akio Nishikawa.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Vintage Furniture Crafts - a "Costumer" from 1915
From The Boy Mechanic: Book II, a free download from the Internet Archive, dating back to a time when your house might have one or two small closets - if you were lucky. This is a grand book, full of interesting projects that in those dear dead days were considered simple enough for a boy 12-16 years old to make.
Monday, October 20, 2025
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Friday, October 17, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Vintage Sewing - Plastic Bibs from 1950
From Crafts for Everyone by Louis Newkirk, a set of bibs to be made from that new-fangled plastic fabric that was all the rage just after the war.
Instructions can be found at the Internet Archive - unfortunately, this is one of those books that has to be checked out by the hour, but an account is free.
Monday, October 13, 2025
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Friday, October 10, 2025
Quote of the Day
I must counsel you, my dear, to remember that patience is one of the highest virtues a woman can possess, and self-control is another. ~ Bessie Dill
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Children's Crafts - A Clothes Peg Boat from 1949
Monday, October 6, 2025
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Friday, October 3, 2025
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Target of Opportunity
Brian has been getting out of bed early to go to work, and someone is taking advantage.
(*corn and soybean harvesting with his BIL).
Tatting - Trimmings for Household Linens from 1919
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A page extracted from Needlecraft magazine, September 1919, from the Antique Pattern Library. The medallion in the left column would make a nice snowflake ornament.
Left-click to enlarge.
Monday, September 29, 2025
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Friday, September 26, 2025
Quote of the Day
No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things. ~ Sir Terry Pratchett
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Vintage Crochet - A Christmas Bear from 1950
From Workbasket magazine, October 1950 comes a frilly teddy bear to crochet for Christmas - slightly more legible instructions and the entire issue can be found at the Antique Pattern Library.
Monday, September 22, 2025
Tis Autumn Equinox
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025
Quote of the Day
If you want to know who rules over you, look at who you aren't allowed to criticize. ~ George Orwell
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Vingage Knitting - Baby Booties from 1957
Monday, September 15, 2025
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Friday, September 12, 2025
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Jewelry - A "Wall of Jericho" Necklace from 1957
Monday, September 8, 2025
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Friday, September 5, 2025
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Vintage Woodworking - A Whatnot from 1943
This is an example of what boys were expected to be able to accomplish, perhaps with a bit of help from Dad or the shop teacher. From Popular Mechanic's The Young Craftsman, available as a free download from Archive.org.













































