(Why is that not linking directly when I use the insert URL box? EDIT - So now when you paste in a URL here without using the old URL box, it automatically forms a link, I see? I didn't get the memo!)
Anyway, if you type in "sew" in the search box, you'll bring up old ads from the 30's, 40's, 50's, & 60's. Some obviously are ads for sewing things (threads, machines, oil), but some show up on that search list for reasons I can't fathom.
It's a fun site, and you can look up all sorts of ads from old magazines, sewing related or not. I know some of you here like old magazines, so there's a treasure trove of ads for you. Talk about having your finger on the pulse of what was happening those years...it's all told through the ads. I feel like I just watched several seasons of "Mad Men" after spending time there! This message has been edited. Last edited by: StarrySky,
Posts: 4439 | Location: About 28,000 Light Years From Galactic Center | Registered: Jul 23, 2004
These are fabulous! I love this kind of stuff!!!!!
Oh my goodness...we are so spoiled by photoshop... I was just looking at an ad for thread. The lovely lady was supposed to be looking at her son wth a string tied to his finger to remember to get some for her at the store....
Her head is toward him, but her eyes are somewhere else...he's looking at his hand alright...but it's some older woman's hand with a ring on it. And now we wouldn't send our children that age alone to the store !!
"It's bad to supress laughter. It goes back down and spreads to your hips."
Posts: 7486 | Location: California | Registered: Sep 02, 2003
I see what you mean..."Don't you dare forget my Star Twist, young man." Is that his hand? And was Mom really sending him to the store with a sample, all on his own? I love the wording in the old ads. It really took time to read them! What do we have now -- sometimes a total of 2 words, as in "Got milk?"
You don't see dresses like hers any more, either.
Glad you liked the ads. Shhhh, don't tell anyone, but I can't resist copying some old stuff to fabric to use in projects. Personal use only, but I'm probably still messing with copyright issues (if any of those companies are even still in business). Wouldn't that Star Twist ad make a cute front for a sewing supply pouch?
Hey - I just looked up that thread company's old address in NYC. It's now fancy condominiums in Tribeca! Well, I know what I'm buying as soon as I hit the lottery! I'd love to live at a thread company.
Posts: 4439 | Location: About 28,000 Light Years From Galactic Center | Registered: Jul 23, 2004
I'd love to have some of those old wooden thread cabinets they used at the store to sell the thread! I saw one at an antque sale year ago and nearly fainted...so beautiful!!!! Course now that I have cats, I'd have to hide it for more reasons than one!!!!
Oh I wish I knew how to transfer photos to fabric...there are so many things I'd do!!!! Well...at least think about!!!!
"It's bad to supress laughter. It goes back down and spreads to your hips."
Posts: 7486 | Location: California | Registered: Sep 02, 2003
Nancy, it's not hard to transfer images to fabric! I "hate" computers & all that jazz but could still train myself to do it. If you have a color inkjet printer & some fabric sheets (from Joann's, with a coupon), you can be in business. You just have to learn how to manipulate pictures scanned or online (I usually use Photoshop) so you get the right size you want. But that's not hard to learn at all. I can even "tile" pictures in Word so I can fit more than one of the same image on the same sheet of fabric & not waste any space.
Every computer is different & there are many ways to handle pictures, so I'm not going to get more specific than that. If you have someone who can show you what to do on your computer, it would be very easy to learn! And it's so much fun. It opens up a whole new world of creativity.
Posts: 4439 | Location: About 28,000 Light Years From Galactic Center | Registered: Jul 23, 2004
Wow!! I am doing a display for our historical society on the 23 schools we once had. The population at that time was around 2,500. This was C. 1830's and no school busses so they were tucked away in the hills within walking distance. We have a sampler that someone did as part of the school work. Those graphics are awesome!!
Good thing I have a padded seat (chair too) 'cause I'm going to be looking a bit. Thanks!!
piney
Posts: 2817 | Location: New England, U.S.A. | Registered: May 21, 2004
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