Ladies' Fashion Magazines from early 20th century

     I have quite a few ladies' fashion magazines dating from 1903-1918.  They are a great resource when creating costumes from that period. 
     Here are a few pages from the March 1909 issue of The Ladies' Home Journal.

I scanned a few pages to illustrate some of the content in the journals.

Below:  A closer look at the page above.

Christmas in Pleasant Valley

Here's a few photos from our Christmas this year.

Below: snowman scene on top of the Table Top Grand Piano.

Sorting Through the Costumes

I spent some time the past few days sorting through some of the costumes in my collection.  The following are a few photos from the collection of costumes and fabrics.

Below: experimenting with colours and fabric.

Below: a closer look at the waist stitching.

We've been having a pretty good winter so far - a dusting of snow last evening and the forcast of alot of snow tomorrow night.

Below:  Our country kitchen.  On these cool winter days the house is filled with the warmth of a wood stove - sometimes a bit too warm!

Below: the spare bedroom upstairs where I have displayed a man's costume complete with accessories of a top hat and cane.

Sewing Classes at Smith Home today

Today we held the first class in a series of five classes in Industrial Sewing Techniques, instructed by A.B. White.   We started at 1pm for three hours.

Below is the large family room in our walk-out basement where I'm shown here getting ready for the class last evening.  The area is spacious with lots of room for eleven sewing machine stations and the instruction.  On these wintery days it's a beautiful place to be as the room is south facing overlooking the countryside of Pleasant Valley.