Category: Culture
Child Test for Psychic Abilities from 1961
It was not uncommon in the 1950s to the 1970s for parents to test their children for psychic abilities. In fact, women’s magazines as well…
Pattern 1947 Bead Choker
Bead chokers can be very easy to make and yet they look like you spent a lot of time putting them together. Back in the…
Psychic Detectives in the 1930s
Using psychics to solve crime is not a new idea. In fact, Scotland Yard began using psychic to solve cases since the early 1900s. In…
Testing Your ESP Psychic Levels in the 1970s
The 1970s saw a revival in the interest of all things psychic. Every day people began researching parapsychology and began performing psychic tests right from…
Sew Pattern 1974 String Bikini
String bikinis were ever so popular in the 1970s. My older sister had several sets and I had a few myself. They were great for…
Crochet Knit Pattern 1906 Tam Hat
Tam hats were popular back in the early 1900s and they hit the fashion scene in a major way back in the 1980s. Rumor has…
How to Make Curvy 1940s Lips
Just like today, women were concerned about the different lipstick fashions back in the 1940s. The article and illustration below was originally published on July…
Fingernail Fashions and Fads from the Past
Think we have weird fingernail fashions today? You are so wrong. Women of the past had us beat when it came to doing their nails….
Sew Pattern 1930s Frock for Little Girls
This wonderful pattern published in The Brisbane Courier, January 1, 1931 for a kimono sleeve frock is so easy to sew. I am working on…
Sew Pattern 1980 Sun Dress
The sun dress pattern below is actually a Christmas sun dress for the Australian ladies because Christmas is during their summer. For the rest of…
