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Voodoo Meets June Cleaver – Strange Wishbone Pincushion From 1907
Don’t want women to work outside the home? Fine, then we will make strange things out of chicken bones. No, seriously, we will. The following…
Simple Tunic Dress for Girls and Dolls
I have sewn this style of tunic dress for all three of my children. For my son, I made it like a top for one…
Instructions for Making a Daisy Pincushion From 1897
I think that a daisy pincushion is a brilliant idea, but I would make it differently than the instructions from 1897. For one, I would…
Stamp Covered Furniture Craft Project from 1897
When I read the following article about a man who decorated his furniture with stamps, I had to share it. I am a huge fan…
How to Make a 1906 Shamrock Pincushion
I wish I had found this pincushion pattern/idea before St. Paddy’s Day because it would have made a great gift for a friend of mine….
A Union Soldier Buried Among Confederates
The following story takes place after the Civil War, and on a Confederate battlefield. It is one of those touching stories about loss and healing…
How to Make an Authentic Tomato Pincushion
If you don’t own a tomato pincushion, you’re a monster. Just kidding. I had one that was made in the seventies and I lost it…
How to Make a Ballet Doll Double Pincushion From 1914
I believe that this is the third pincushion on Strange Ago that features a doll. One uses just a doll head, the second uses the…
How to Make a Hanging Bag for Storage Instructions From 1915
The instructions for making a hanging bag below were originally published in 1915. The suggestion is that the gauze bags should be used to hold…
1913 Pincushion Made From a Hat Stand
If you have a hat stand lingering about the house, you can be a nut like the ladies of old and turn it into a…
