Category: Make
How Slate Pencils Were Made
The follow article, published in 1901, describes how slate pencils were made. Slate Pencils The Are No Longer Cut From Solid Slate Slate pencils were…
How to Make Homemade Apple Honey
The following recipe for apple honey was originally published in 1919 and describes how to make the honey over the family fire. While you can…
1919 Instructions How to Make a Bread Board
Bread bakers and home cooks will find a plain, well made bread board invaluable in the kitchen. The instructions for making one were originally published…
Dainty Embroidery Designs for Handkerchief Corners
Newspapers used to published embroidery designs for the women readers, such as the pattern below for handkerchief corners. Cloth handkerchiefs used to be a necessity…
How Vanilla Bean Was Grown and Cured in the 1800s
The article below describes how vanilla beans were grown and the process for curing them back in 1896. Vanilla Bean Culture Vanilla as a flavoring…
How to Build a Telegraph Line
The article below, originally published in 1911, describes how one man set up a telegraph line between his house and a friend’s house so that…
Embroidery Decoration For Night Dress From 1913
This embroidery pattern was originally published in 1913 for a night dress, but it would suit just about any child’s or woman’s garment. It would…
Embroidery Design From 1915 For Trimming A Baby Bonnet And Girl’s Dress
The following embroidery pattern for a baby bonnet and dress was originally published in a newspaper in 1915. Embroidery Design for Trimming a Baby Bonnet…
How to Make Rustic Doll Furniture From Twigs
The instructions below show how to make rustic doll furniture. the original article was published in 1920, but many modern adaptations to the methods described…
Handkerchief Crafts From 1911
Newspapers from the early 1900s are filled with different craft ideas using the common handkerchief. On this list is the ever popular baby’s bonnet made…
