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How To Make A Sewing Table Out Of Wooden Boxes

The following instructions for making a sewing table out of wooden boxes were originally published in 1905. Sewing Table How One May Be Fashioned Out…

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Embroidery Design For Lingerie And Bag From 1913

The following embroidery pattern for lingerie and a fabric bag was originally published in a newspaper in 1913. Embroidery Design For Lingerie And Bag Text…

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Embroidery Design for a Child’s Dress From 1916

The following embroidery design was made for a child’s dress. It was originally published in 1916. Instructions read: The accompanying design is to be embroidered…

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Embroidery Design and Pattern for Baby’s Bib From 1912

The following baby bib pattern and embroidery design were originally published in 1912. Instructions read: These attractive designs may be applied either to bibs, yokes,…

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How To Pluck Ostrich Plumes

Ostrich feathers were a definite fashion statement back in the early 1900s and plucking them was big business. The article below, published in 1903, describes…

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Proper Tea Making Instructions From 1916

People of the past were truly picky about their tea making. Some people even required, as the article below states, that the water used for…

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Careful Selection of Corn for Seed

The article below, originally published in 1916, gives sound advice on selecting the best ears of corn for next year’s seed. Careful Selection of Corn…

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Table Mat Embroidery Design From 1909

Publishing embroidery designs, such as the one below for a table mat, was popular in newspapers in the early 1900s. The design below was originally…

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How They Made Lavender Oil In 1907

How was lavender oil made over a hundred years ago? This article originally printed in 1907 explains the process of making the essential oil. From…

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Aromatherapy Recipes From 1906 – Pine And Sea Salt

Pine tree scent was an extremely popular scent back in the early 1900s, and people were beginning to use it as a cure for insomnia,…

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