I was tumbling through Tumblr, one of my favourite places on the internet to discover history's lesser-known muses and there, on page thirty-something of my browsing, I stopped at a photograph of an androgynous woman taken by Marianne Breslauer, a name unfamiliar to me. As I began googling her work,
The diagrams, illustrations, models, and methods used to teach people how to make letters can be as engaging as the resulting letters themselves.
Australian children, happy and sad, in good times and bad. These photographs are from the collections of the State Library of New South Wales. Schoolchildren line up for free issue of soup and a slice of bread in the Depression, Belmore North Public School, Sydney, 2 August 1934 Fort Street schoolboys being shown rabbit fur felt hat-making, 1927 Uniformed Sydney Girl's High School girls singing near 2GB microphone, 1930s Gaymour-Ackerman wedding at Penshurst, Sydney, 1936 Two young schoolboys wave their flags, 1934 On the see-saw at kindergarten, Alexandria, Sydney, 1934 School on Maidenhead Station - Bonshaw, NSW Scrub School - Tenterfield area, NSW, 1923 Children's Day, Royal Easter Show, Sydney, 1935 Children's Day, free milk straight from the cow! Royal Easter Show, Sydney, c.1930s Anzac Day, 25 April 1917, Belubula School Views in Sydney and New South Wales, 1930-40 Boy with pigeons at [Circular] Quay, Sydney, 1935 Child performers, Sydney, c. 1930s Child performers, Sydney Showground, c. 1920s-30s Child performers, c. 1920s-30s Patriotic concert, WW II Cary Bay Zoo, Lake Macquarie, NSW, 1954 Adelaide Boys' Band at Koala Park, 15 January 1937 Cats' food didn't come out of a can and it was nothing but the best fish - Pt Perpendicular, c 1936 Bow Wow Parade (taken for Acme Theatres), 1946 Little cowboy on horse, 1935 Margaret Shaffhauser with bull terrier dog at the Canine Association Show, 3 Nov 1934 Study of a small girl with a prize Scottish terrier dog, c. 1935 Study of a girl with ringlets teaching her dog to sit up, 1930s Baby elephant, Taronga Zoo, ca. 1925-ca. 1945 Kangaroo & girls, ca. 1925-ca. 1945 Santa Claus, Grace Bros, Broadway, Sydney, 27 November 1946 Christmas party at works, 1937 Kids with their presents, ca. 1934 Methodist Mission's Christmas visit to poor, Woolloomooloo, 1938 Brownie (Muriel Long) with bicycle decorated for street procession - Deniliquin, NSW Methodist Mission's Christmas visit to poor, Woolloomooloo, 1938 RPA Hospital Christmas, December 1944 Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Christmas tree and party, Matron Dunn, 1940 Radio station 2CH's Children's Christmas party, Trocadero, Sydney, 1936 Norland Nursing Home Christmas tree, 1939 Santa Claus and children at the I.O.O.F. Christmas party, Bexley, 22 Dec 1934 Four unemployed men of Randwick and Coogee with toy wooden aeroplanes made for Christmas 1934, 18 Dec 1934 Children's Christmas party and Christmas tree, St. Anthony's House, Croydon, 15 Dec 1934 Lucky customers, 25 December 1934 Santa in a jalopy Children in Sydney slums, mainly Surry Hills, Woolloomooloo, Redfern, 1949 Children in Hills Reserve (Frog Hollow),Surry Hills, 1949 Fancy dress Christmas party Man and boys at the NSW-Victoria 2nd XI cricket, 1937 Armistice at the Cenotaph, Martin Place, Sydney, 1934 Armistice at the Cenotaph, Martin Place, Sydney, 1934 Bridesmaid and two flowergirls enter the church, St. Marks, Darling Point, c. 1930s Spectators on the lawn of Government House view the arrival of the first Royal Australian Navy, Sydney, Oct 1913 Perier family in de Dion voiturette, c.1903
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This beautiful vintage sewing pattern for a Capelet is from the 1930s. The design is the star with an applied capelet over a sleeveless shell. 9 sizes included.
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Melva Cornell by Witzel, c. 1930
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1930s Fashion - The Definitive Sourcebook Long overdue and very welcome comes this visual treat for all 1930s fashion fans out there. If you are not yet sold on the glamor and Art deco resplendence
A woman in a pink gingham dress, sitting on a fence, looking down at her hand, while a man in a yellow jumper smiles up at her, 1960.
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Break time has finally come around here at this ancient brick educational edifice, and break time means Tea! and Knit Blogs! and even Ravelry! It is a dark and cold rain day here. Before the bright autumn leaves have even had a chance to flaunt their colour, this rain will have them down to wash away in puddles...But the colours of dyed yarns on knit blogs are even brighter than maple leaves, so that has cheered me up. I've been wrestling with a few vintage patterns that I want to make up. Charming as they are, it does take some time and thought to gauge them with modern yarns and update the sillouettes. I like my sweaters long and slightly fitted, with longer, 3/4 length sleeves. Puff sleeves are not for me (unless they are on Dotted Swiss blouses). Soon I'll have this sweater in good shape: I want to make this in Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Baby. The vintage sweater yarns were often fingering weight and that means that we now can use almost any sock yarn for these patterns from the early 1900's - if we're willing to do all that knitting on small needles! This particular pattern takes a US size 5. Another one in this same 1937 vintage booklet might lend itself charmingly to some updating: Its made with a bulky yarn - and my current favorite is the Plymouth Alpaca Grande. This would work up into a very soft, drapey, quickly knit winter sweater. The next old booklet to get some re-design attention will be the 1920 one with the four vintage knitted bras in it! and here it is! The Daliet Blouse from Jack Frost Sweaters - pattern 75 years old directions from www.unravelingsophia.blogspot.com “Feel correctly dressed for any occasion!” Size 14 (32 bust) Materials: Straight needles US 2, 14” long and Straight needles US 5, 14” long 8 oz Fingering wool [Grams to ounces conversion chart here: http://www.metric-conversions.org/weight/grams-to-ounces.htm ] Pattern: A multiple of 7 Row 1 - *K5, K2tog, YO, repeat from *, ending K7 Row 2 – P5, P2tog, YO, repeat from *, ending P7 Front: With No. 2 needles, CO 102 sts. K2, P2 for 4 in. Change to No. 5 needles, increasing to 112 stitches at even intervals across the row. Work in pattern for 7.5 inches from ribbing. Keeping pattern, bind of 7 sts at the beginning of each of the next 2 rows, then K2 sts tog at each end of every other row 7 times. Work 7.5 inches even. Bind off. Back: With No. 2 needles CO 102 stitches. K2, P2 for 4 in. Change to No. 5 needles, increasing to 105 stitches at even intervals across row. Work to correspond with front. Bind off for underarm same as front. Work armhole same as front. Bind off. Sew shoulder seams. Sleeves: With No. 5 needles, on right side of blouse, pick up 35 sts across shoulder. Work back, increasing to 70 stitches. Pick up 7 sts. Continue working back and forth in Pattern, picking up 7 stitches at end of each row until 126 stitches have been picked up from end to end of armhole. Work 5 inches even. Change to No. 2 needles, decreasing to 62 sts. K2, P2, for 2 inches. Bind off. Sew underarm and sleeve seams. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Updated (modern) Instructions: There’s no reason why you couldn’t knit this blouse on a circular needle in the round and avoid a lot of seaming. This is how I plan to do it, eliminating the tight waist and the puffed sleeves and making the blouse long and slim but still form-fitting. I may lengthen the sleeves, too. Size 32 bust Note: This pattern could be altered for larger sizes with a few changes: Add 14 stitches per bust size to the cast on (this assumes a 7 st per inch gauge) . Add length by knitting extra rows in the body of the sweater. Increase the depth of the armhole scythe by working additions rows with K2tog every other row. If you prefer a looser waist silhouette, add stitches to the cast on, in multiples of 7 per inch to be increased, and gradually decrease as you move towards the bustline. Materials: Circular needles US 5, 14” long and 16” long. Size 2 circular 16” for sleeve cuff (optional). Stitch holders 5 balls (for the smallest size) Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Baby 55% merino wool, 33% Microfibre, 12% Cashmere approx. 137 yards/ 125m per 50g Pattern: A multiple of 7 Row 1 - *K5, K2tog, YO, repeat from *, ending K7 Row 2 – Repeat Front and Back: With No. 5 needles, CO 224 sts. Join in round. K2, P2 for 4 in. Work in pattern for 7.5 inches from ribbing. Slip half of the stitches onto a stitch-holder. On live stitches, and keeping in pattern, bind off 7 sts at the beginning of each of the next 2 rows, then K2 sts tog at each end of every other row 7 times. Work 7.5 inches even. Bind off. [I think binding off is the best way to go to get the neck to look the way it does in the original picture]. Slip circular needle through the held stitches of the back. Repeat the instruction for the front. Shoulder seams: seam shoulders using a fairly loose whip stitch. Sleeves: With 16” No. 5 circular needles, on right side of blouse, pick up 35 sts around shoulder (this should be a complete circle after seaming the shoulders). Work around even for 5 rows, establishing pattern as in front and back. Increase slightly by adding 1 stitch at beginning of pattern on 6th row, as in: K6, K2tog, YO, repeat from *, ending K7. Work 5 inches even for short sleeves. For ¾ length sleeves, Knit until sleeve measures approximately 12 inches from shoulder. Cuff: Change to No. 2 needles. K2, P2, for 2 inches. Bind off in rib pattern or use sewn bind-off. © 2007 Unraveling Sophia for Silver-Apples Designs; all rights retained by author. This pattern may not be duplicated in any form, including electronic, and may not be re-posted on the internet, without express permission from the author. Links to this original pattern may be posted. It may not be included in any collection of patterns, for sale, without individual and written permission from the author. One hard copy may be retained for personal, non-commercial use. For use in charity or teaching purposes, please contact the author.
