Wednesday, September 17, 2014

A Giveaway Winner and some Vintage Eye Candy


Hello my lovely readers,
It's time to announce the winner of the November issue of Molly makes sitting here on my desk!
It was really great of you all to share your favorite sewing/ crafting magazines with me - I'll be checking out a few I've never heard about before so thanks for the recommendations. In case you didn't read the comments on our last post, here are a few that you all suggested:

My Image,
Knit Scene,
Vogue Knitting,
Cotton Friend (Japanese),
A Needle Pulling Thread,
Threads,
Interweave Knits,
and SewStylish.

Our giveaway winner is Angie of Bombshell Babe (I just had fun reading your blog, my dear). Angie, if you could email me your contact info at afewthreadsloose@gmail.com, I can send you your prize!

And in other news, the other day I was lamenting the fact that my favorite sewing/ crafting magazines were all published about 70 or 80 years ago and aren't so easy to find. I started looking through my collection (also known as the massive hoard in my spare bedroom) and fell in love all over again. Oh, how I wish that Nouveauté (novelty) was still published!

So, to honor my favorite, no longer with us sewing and crafting magazine, here are some really, really pretty excerpts from Nouveauté - June, 1935.



One of the most charming aspects of this magazine is that the inside cover was always illustrated to look like the back of the model on the cover.





I wish I could look that glamorous while fishing...


Just lovely, n'est pas? If you want to read more, you can find the entire digital copy of the magazine here.
Happy sewing, mes amis!






1 comment:

  1. I love how older magazines only had a few pages of adds. When I look at magazines today, most of the pages are filled with advertising rather than actual content! I only own my two German sewing pattern magazines, but I love browsing through them. When I do go to antique/thrift shops I am always on the lookout for old sewing or fashion magazines.

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