A Look At The Duchess Of Windsor

<b>I just got a copy of <u>The Windsor Style</u> by Suzy Menkes. It's a fascinating book about a level of high life that none of us will ever see. The home furnishings, the art, the food and of course the fashion. There is no disputing how influential Wallis Simpson was in setting fashion trends, both in her dress and her jewels. Her whole life was glamorous, from her embroidered lingerie to her world famous jewelry. But here are some of her chic clothing choices.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4KIiHYDrxk0lln_2mYmeoe6-hHfm1ECwsxirQl8_T6Czy29q6vwjk1MHairaTQIXrXbAYE0ZGKMXwS_SBMcl5DCauH5mf4SOCDZFmxcewsyFN_MtR460dPoK8Bo6Pxi28c9uvmDmyPg8/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4KIiHYDrxk0lln_2mYmeoe6-hHfm1ECwsxirQl8_T6Czy29q6vwjk1MHairaTQIXrXbAYE0ZGKMXwS_SBMcl5DCauH5mf4SOCDZFmxcewsyFN_MtR460dPoK8Bo6Pxi28c9uvmDmyPg8/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-9.jpg" /></a><br /><b>"The Duchess of Windsor in the square-shouldered 1940's silhouette..."</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEk_7fb_An7CesK2y37VXip4E8fJ6_Ulpu4ROnChTA4IB1RPB49WyuVnycLuDiFUeF-cyTy58dyLAHd_a0rZkkroyFuelHxuUn7XB_gbE-f9w-Z4zyUZYjrrKoTka2WrPmfq6u9ntMmZ2n/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEk_7fb_An7CesK2y37VXip4E8fJ6_Ulpu4ROnChTA4IB1RPB49WyuVnycLuDiFUeF-cyTy58dyLAHd_a0rZkkroyFuelHxuUn7XB_gbE-f9w-Z4zyUZYjrrKoTka2WrPmfq6u9ntMmZ2n/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-10.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Wallis's severely plain crepe dress decorated with bows is by Mainbocher."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwJgwFAjLCOT2eHueha2_q37AnhLTNK6vMH6GaNBnVQljYMrto1wTc6JHcGqMfi9IqL_D3UhtqWaR7qZr3SDYsRlYX-1AsErcjT9P1qHDGRwSd3hdTgXxAR-0HP90u8LWE8IEj0jn3RgB/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwJgwFAjLCOT2eHueha2_q37AnhLTNK6vMH6GaNBnVQljYMrto1wTc6JHcGqMfi9IqL_D3UhtqWaR7qZr3SDYsRlYX-1AsErcjT9P1qHDGRwSd3hdTgXxAR-0HP90u8LWE8IEj0jn3RgB/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Wallis using the chic bag as the essential 1940s accessory to trimly tailored suits."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ru_N9sPcLzJJ4xnndXTSq_ws2oGx-DMHiZI2X9MuY7VWn7ma4XqFefSE6lyaA3hB1P9jBJIoxbDwONAaQ1PEWw9HbX_HN23zUgQx1YwvfbSOSENEDfu-kHiMeOQq1mujVCym-ltINc05/s1600/TheWindsorStyle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ru_N9sPcLzJJ4xnndXTSq_ws2oGx-DMHiZI2X9MuY7VWn7ma4XqFefSE6lyaA3hB1P9jBJIoxbDwONAaQ1PEWw9HbX_HN23zUgQx1YwvfbSOSENEDfu-kHiMeOQq1mujVCym-ltINc05/s1600/TheWindsorStyle.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Wallis in Schiaparelli's carbon blue silk jersey dress and jacket embroidered with baroque gilded scrolls, photographed by Beaton at the Chateau de Cande on the Loire just before her marriage."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QlfhgPZOCdwKDBGhIvkJJisBNgVvaCRYoJqR_MpjJ89EdECkF4l2vGzWKQwkID_8hN4NIu8B7vRNKrtXkwZu2HN8MX-6h9SF1bY8_0YAHXvrXqfvHHp7PpPMo3QmctGvL7IszJSqNdhA/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QlfhgPZOCdwKDBGhIvkJJisBNgVvaCRYoJqR_MpjJ89EdECkF4l2vGzWKQwkID_8hN4NIu8B7vRNKrtXkwZu2HN8MX-6h9SF1bY8_0YAHXvrXqfvHHp7PpPMo3QmctGvL7IszJSqNdhA/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"The Duchess photographed by Horst in 1947 in a Scarlett O'Hara dress by Mainbocher. The austere high neck is balanced by the panniered taffeta skirt built out over an elaborate crinoline."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><br /></b>

A Look At The Duchess Of Windsor

I just got a copy of The Windsor Style by Suzy Menkes. It's a fascinating book about a level of high life that none of us will ever see...

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Four Stylish Tailored Suits from 1927

<b>From the 1927 edition of the Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking - Tailored Garments we get a look at some tailored suits of the era. I love the little subtle details that send exactly the right message. </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Fd7tMEHPcUjuZ2pIL3QVzBpeHf4KlsDbYk-9IwryWPjKoZKWATyqh9HzHSbxsHe3wBvnC1W1jo7c6_nvBIn2-Pw6v0KEdkq5tfDpIpmktf6G3Tq0AofSq3egbuTZiOFld3G-VjzWFn4I/s1600/WomensInstituteTailoring1927-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Fd7tMEHPcUjuZ2pIL3QVzBpeHf4KlsDbYk-9IwryWPjKoZKWATyqh9HzHSbxsHe3wBvnC1W1jo7c6_nvBIn2-Pw6v0KEdkq5tfDpIpmktf6G3Tq0AofSq3egbuTZiOFld3G-VjzWFn4I/s1600/WomensInstituteTailoring1927-6.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Basic Tailored Suit</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"The coat is cut with a panel effect front and back and with the seam-line joining accentuated by stitching. Such a plan makes the coat perfectly becoming to the full figure; but by the use of a flared effect below the waistline, when such is in vogue, it may be made suitable for the sender type also. The mannish notched collar and the close fitting sleeves are appropriate details."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpa1yLJKRss4o2wlm82ELN9w07_ydZ3X5T6tWDztMtjja1tvTDBUcsF4lQDW8aRjDNZqdrrXJvyrxU4b6_m5B3GxcAUxoXPVDtRss4-BVPPj7KbVig7kZAdDpTDxayHGy493OZXCVORoL/s1600/WomensInstituteTailoring1927-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpa1yLJKRss4o2wlm82ELN9w07_ydZ3X5T6tWDztMtjja1tvTDBUcsF4lQDW8aRjDNZqdrrXJvyrxU4b6_m5B3GxcAUxoXPVDtRss4-BVPPj7KbVig7kZAdDpTDxayHGy493OZXCVORoL/s1600/WomensInstituteTailoring1927-3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Boyish Tailleur</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"A youthful style, varying little in outward appearance from its severely tailored sister, is the boyish tailleur or tailored suit...The coat does not lap but is held together by link buttons. The mannish notched collar has a certain appeal, while bound pockets add a trimming note quite in keeping with the general effect. The outfit is completed by a two-piece skirt of becoming length and width."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5XI-iNMtMDj4O5f5-zHitWXLDnHk9Pbm0eCL4dSedE7x_L6JQ6OOaCoihFOkthXlUBj_GcVxIVvZFKoTqAv4Ft7LnRoXJwCgjTjCNa08Vb8XT0w99qJ4SvVR9FXiNWDqgktOk6sRp3Nt/s1600/WomensInstituteTailoring1927-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5XI-iNMtMDj4O5f5-zHitWXLDnHk9Pbm0eCL4dSedE7x_L6JQ6OOaCoihFOkthXlUBj_GcVxIVvZFKoTqAv4Ft7LnRoXJwCgjTjCNa08Vb8XT0w99qJ4SvVR9FXiNWDqgktOk6sRp3Nt/s1600/WomensInstituteTailoring1927-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Three Piece Suit</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"...a suit consisting of a dress having the blouse portion of silk and the skirt of cloth, and a coat of the same fabric as the skirt. The coat is unusual in cut, and so constructed that the seam lines are made a decoration further emphasized by the unusual pockets and trimmings. The wide sleeves and slightly surplice lines of the coat are other interesting details."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6O7PwBrCNw5AO_9Z_9eQYJs8kaLqTTutvMGLEbKgkmSp1u5VAVjSzb5TG39H9QWY5k8dKBSvdLi35UCfDA9oNELDbXUtkg-rs84j0taGxJN5Vsu23gyQP4vj_zw6Olu-gp0M_OZBoJIQ/s1600/WomensInstituteTailoring1927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6O7PwBrCNw5AO_9Z_9eQYJs8kaLqTTutvMGLEbKgkmSp1u5VAVjSzb5TG39H9QWY5k8dKBSvdLi35UCfDA9oNELDbXUtkg-rs84j0taGxJN5Vsu23gyQP4vj_zw6Olu-gp0M_OZBoJIQ/s1600/WomensInstituteTailoring1927.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Suit Dress</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"In these days of one-piece dresses and a desire for unbroken length of line, many business women prefer to wear the coat of a suit throughout the entire day, feeling that their appearance in a separate skirt and blouse is not so attractive as they would wish. Such a plan is throughly satisfactory, because there is a certain trimness about a tailored suit that cannot be expressed by any other garment."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /></b>

Four Stylish Tailored Suits from 1927

From the 1927 edition of the Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking - Tailored Garments we get a look at some tailored suits of the er...

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Singer Sewing Machine Attachments from 1906

<b>This little booklet is the "Instructions for Using The Singer Manufacturing Co's Attachments  - Style No. II for No. 27 Machine" and it was reissued in Oct. 17, 1906. The engravings are beautiful! </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnfASWPu9LYVzpvb5la_GrIO3zpSSPacMBkhpH_d_2DyW4h53-Tm4lCYB5ikc1x-JLGK6ViFjBnQxJC69n3nH17XMJIz0FUGTQQBi8ErOdsstg5vsw3ew62iXhyphenhyphensKpdzUvYNraXfacBX8/s1600/SingerAttachments1906-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnfASWPu9LYVzpvb5la_GrIO3zpSSPacMBkhpH_d_2DyW4h53-Tm4lCYB5ikc1x-JLGK6ViFjBnQxJC69n3nH17XMJIz0FUGTQQBi8ErOdsstg5vsw3ew62iXhyphenhyphensKpdzUvYNraXfacBX8/s1600/SingerAttachments1906-14.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaU1JpWx_JgV5KqFsyroEFPFhNNrQ1eKJGHRAtm1x_xQEBjaj0PfHp7aVKI7oSXlEsY0zzgGL-PMh_fALbCxkh87ui1TUwyFdpqUHc5rBvsHgpA61x5Z20OyGX_Pm8PmiHbjp3dfxiV0Z/s1600/SingerAttachments1906-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaU1JpWx_JgV5KqFsyroEFPFhNNrQ1eKJGHRAtm1x_xQEBjaj0PfHp7aVKI7oSXlEsY0zzgGL-PMh_fALbCxkh87ui1TUwyFdpqUHc5rBvsHgpA61x5Z20OyGX_Pm8PmiHbjp3dfxiV0Z/s1600/SingerAttachments1906-13.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The attachment case would have been wood and rolled into a square, with everything fitting in just so. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxqKaS-0FWdhajgBcTxSovetdPYaYSo-CrxdUWn0n0zYN-rj73fJUtr8A3MmiKSLj8CwIWrUxw5esMP2oKJcMr23nDghCwhzOuaehi50EDeU4JW01xzi_Yma1S2GqI9iJ2hX_ujuIwRzA/s1600/SingerAttachments1906-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxqKaS-0FWdhajgBcTxSovetdPYaYSo-CrxdUWn0n0zYN-rj73fJUtr8A3MmiKSLj8CwIWrUxw5esMP2oKJcMr23nDghCwhzOuaehi50EDeU4JW01xzi_Yma1S2GqI9iJ2hX_ujuIwRzA/s1600/SingerAttachments1906-12.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Singer Sewing Machine Attachments from 1906

This little booklet is the "Instructions for Using The Singer Manufacturing Co's Attachments  - Style No. II for No. 27 Machine...

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For A Busy Life - What She Wore in 1955

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>McCall's Magazine had advice for the gal in 1955. "For a busy life at home or in the office, what looks freshest and takes the least care? The answer: summer suits and dresses of synthetic fibers, alone or combined with natural fibers."</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tYbj1TKAZ2wy3dr60WMlWV5yDWGIJv4OR8xhzrg0Q7JkeoAIw3_D99F1J9RciQOzaYn1jipQv_aKyjRiX402un3t2LkXEmReC219kuQcSipL_H80IKJHF2VwrIk4-f3EGWqVAiPI50YJ/s1600/McCallsMagApril1955-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tYbj1TKAZ2wy3dr60WMlWV5yDWGIJv4OR8xhzrg0Q7JkeoAIw3_D99F1J9RciQOzaYn1jipQv_aKyjRiX402un3t2LkXEmReC219kuQcSipL_H80IKJHF2VwrIk4-f3EGWqVAiPI50YJ/s1600/McCallsMagApril1955-9.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9c_0UulNoF_DK7GTG-UehUxHaF5oNLCTnvH2P8fZq79BRCsEZrb7xbhVbb-2cRShPlyHl2EwXhFzI0aAX44IYFap-RoYHicj8kjwvOWH-Qmw5BOOuTRNY5bKx4Ax2Ytjo6DuY6tYHz8q/s1600/McCallsMagApril1955+-+Version+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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For A Busy Life - What She Wore in 1955

McCall's Magazine had advice for the gal in 1955. "For a busy life at home or in the office, what looks freshest and takes the leas...

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Eleven Busiest Models of 1955

<b>The April 1955 cover featured eleven of the most popular models of the day. How many can you name?</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RNayGJtoPjTe5DKFZ0w7Qhypnbtjq7QA55iHXcxGqiOVbaYLVW0EIogNXLm_Ss_qMydQfI0aFXU5dubNLmXtBMBYPVCmbT6aunzc5Pb3iAQ-S_8XftOzZaV5EjBY3WbhuUqVOBJJ35ee/s1600/McCallsMagApril1955-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RNayGJtoPjTe5DKFZ0w7Qhypnbtjq7QA55iHXcxGqiOVbaYLVW0EIogNXLm_Ss_qMydQfI0aFXU5dubNLmXtBMBYPVCmbT6aunzc5Pb3iAQ-S_8XftOzZaV5EjBY3WbhuUqVOBJJ35ee/s1600/McCallsMagApril1955-1.jpg" /></a></div><b> </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzC4BqRB9U7HPL8e5K3pXrWoSqiDdTJYjtL_ajgYEow3MNAFDZCpB7EWPZfOOnScyvf53CbhN_rsZnNzt8RjGCAaS_fJcykfHuK6NR2moFMt8NlPCbmZrixe1x1-PeIVZ0-pfB2OsMZnjY/s1600/McCallsMagApril1955-67.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzC4BqRB9U7HPL8e5K3pXrWoSqiDdTJYjtL_ajgYEow3MNAFDZCpB7EWPZfOOnScyvf53CbhN_rsZnNzt8RjGCAaS_fJcykfHuK6NR2moFMt8NlPCbmZrixe1x1-PeIVZ0-pfB2OsMZnjY/s1600/McCallsMagApril1955-67.jpg" /></a>

Eleven Busiest Models of 1955

The April 1955 cover featured eleven of the most popular models of the day. How many can you name?  

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Use Your Maid's Old Uniform

<b>In 1943 a lot of the sewing books focused on renovating and remaking, using what you already had to make what you needed. For this School Girl's dress it is suggested that you use a flowered cotton house dress and from a plain blue cotton "that was once a part of a maid's uniform."</b><br /><b>If you didn't happen to have an old maid's uniform laying around they also say you could check your scrapbag. "Odd scraps of colorful fabric are combined with great success."</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoTMd-e6vTh-3KX__VSbzuXCeHUfz-J0-X2eFVGf6VPQWUpzPn6uawX6LmbGeC_Uf9CQBfWe1X3o6wyXNqdvp1MEPWhVNARufaTaaGPjTDCUPThwZDkH5yrjqzTJvcNiLmKJId9D99wOy/s1600/VoguePocketBookHomeDressing1943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoTMd-e6vTh-3KX__VSbzuXCeHUfz-J0-X2eFVGf6VPQWUpzPn6uawX6LmbGeC_Uf9CQBfWe1X3o6wyXNqdvp1MEPWhVNARufaTaaGPjTDCUPThwZDkH5yrjqzTJvcNiLmKJId9D99wOy/s1600/VoguePocketBookHomeDressing1943.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br />

Use Your Maid's Old Uniform

In 1943 a lot of the sewing books focused on renovating and remaking, using what you already had to make what you needed. For this School Gi...

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Make Warm Knee Caps for Our Soldier Boys

<h3><b>From 'Plain and Fancy Needlework', November 1917, this pattern shows how to crochet Knee Caps. They only take one half hank Germantown knitting yarn, and a No. 3 1/2 hook. And I'm sure the soldier boys will appreciate them! </b></h3><h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Directions</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Chain 41, double crochet, always taking the back loop; 8 rows even.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">9th Row - 17 stitches, 2 stitches in next stitch, 4 stitches, 2 in next stitch, 17 stitches.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">10th Row - No increasing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Repeat 9th and 10th rows until there are 27 rows. Then work 12 rows without increasing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Then decrease in the way you increased until work matches first half. Sew up with yarn.</span></div></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCUfihXfZ9IS7G9b5vSwUalO1Zx_ATmWq9oQcB7TBMsQ-rjhWHXVuPugICKCvIfPdWPOq0vGHV51ctFZlgSGtTjEKiud7ozHHZQDbTqoC4ynuk3J6JC0v6mi5LiMToyj7-06MrLAbXmIG/s1600/PlainAndFancyNeedleworkNov1917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCUfihXfZ9IS7G9b5vSwUalO1Zx_ATmWq9oQcB7TBMsQ-rjhWHXVuPugICKCvIfPdWPOq0vGHV51ctFZlgSGtTjEKiud7ozHHZQDbTqoC4ynuk3J6JC0v6mi5LiMToyj7-06MrLAbXmIG/s1600/PlainAndFancyNeedleworkNov1917.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"If you have no one in particular to give them to, send them to the National Surgical Dressings Committee of America, 845 First National Bank Building, Chicago, Ill."</b></div><br />

Make Warm Knee Caps for Our Soldier Boys

From 'Plain and Fancy Needlework', November 1917, this pattern shows how to crochet Knee Caps. They only take one half hank Germanto...

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