Tag Archives: McCall’s

BEAUTIFUL HAND-MADE DRESSES FOR FALL

BEAUTIFUL HAND-MADE DRESSES FOR FALL.

SPEAKING OF FIFTIES & SIXTIES SWEATERS – SOME FUN EXAMPLES TO KNIT AT HOME!

SPEAKING OF FIFTIES & SIXTIES SWEATERS – SOME FUN EXAMPLES TO KNIT AT HOME!.

TRUE VINTAGE HAND-KNIT FALL STYLES FROM THE FIFTIES – SO SPORTY AND ELEGANT

HAND-KNIT FALL STYLES FROM THE FIFTIES – SO SPORTY AND ELEGANT.

BACK TO SCHOOL TIME! 1950’S/1960’S SWEATERS THAT MOM & GRANDMA WERE BUSY KNITTING . . . . .

BACK TO SCHOOL TIME! 1950'S/1960'S SWEATERS THAT MOM & GRANDMA WERE BUSY KNITTING . . . . ..

A TRUE VINTAGE DO-IT-YOURSELF WARDROBE PLAN FOR YOUR 1956 OCEAN CRUISE

A TRUE VINTAGE DO-IT-YOURSELF WARDROBE PLAN FOR YOUR 1956 OCEAN CRUISE.

MID-CENTURY WOMEN HAD FUN MAKING DECORATED SWEATERS & COLLARS

MID-CENTURY WOMEN HAD FUN MAKING DECORATED SWEATERS & COLLARS.

HEY, MOM – CAN YOU KNIT THIS DRESS FOR THE PROM BY NEXT SATURDAY?

HEY, MOM – CAN YOU KNIT THIS DRESS FOR THE PROM BY NEXT SATURDAY?.

HEY, MOM – CAN YOU KNIT THIS DRESS FOR THE PROM BY NEXT SATURDAY?

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Can you even imagine?! In the mid-1950’s this might have replaced a trip to Macy’s or Saks or Marshall Field’s for the new dress. Doris’ fingers would fly while she watched I Love Lucy and Peggy Sue would dream of the perfect matching pumps.

This is a real photo with accompanying instructions from a McCall’s needlework magazine. Amazing!

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HAND-MADE SWEATERS FROM THE 1950’S

HAND-MADE SWEATERS FROM THE 1950'S.

MID-1950’S FASHION PHOTO FROM MCCALL’S NEEDLECRAFTS MAGAZINE

MID-1950'S FASHION PHOTO FROM MCCALL'S NEEDLECRAFTS MAGAZINE.