Here is fancy Victorian border and corner spray design that was finished in ribbon work and embroidery. The design is illustrated in dark blue over a light blue background. My original scan is from the June 1904 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
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Domestic Sewing Machine ~ Free Printable Card
The front of this Victorian printable advertising card features a lovely illustration of a lady out in a garden or meadow with her daughter and their cute brown dog. The mother is wearing a beautiful blue dress and a white hat and the daughter has on a pretty white dress with a large pink sash. She…
Antique Washing Machines
Here are catalogue listings for two styles of antique washing machines. The first is a rotary washer named the Perfection Washer. The cost was $6.75 and the ad guaranteed this to be the finest washing machine in the world. Here is a black and white clip art version of the Perfection Washer. The second washer…
Yarn and Knitting Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a ball of yarn with two knitting needles inserted through it. The yarn is sitting on a small piece of knitting. The image is from an ad in a booklet titled Smocking and Fancy Stitches for the Decoration of Garments that was published by The Butterick Publishing…
Pincushion Thimble Spoolholder
This vintage magazine advertisement features a combination pincushion, thimble and spoolholder. The ad claims this combination to be “a wonderful convenience in sewing” and it “saves time and worry”. The ad is from the December 1897 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration from the…
Corticelli Silk Kittens ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage magazine advertisement for Corticelli Silk features two sweet kittens playing with a spool of thread. The ad is from the March 1907 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. Here is a black and white clip art version of the kittens from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Skirt Pattern Envelope ~ Free Graphics
Here is a shabby and yellowed vintage envelope for a misses’ or small women’s two-piece skirt pattern. The front of the envelope includes a description of the pattern, the amount of material required to sew the skirt and a sketch of the pattern pieces. The back of the envelope includes a sketch of the laid out pattern pieces…
Willimantic Thread ~ Free Vintage Advertising Card
This vintage advertising card features a young girl in a white dress holding an old fashioned chalkboard on which is written: Willimantic The Best THREAD for Sewing Machines. Here is the aged and shabby back of the card. Click on images to enlarge.
Little Penelope’s Sewing ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a sweet vintage poem titled Little Penelope’s Sewing by Anna M. Pratt. An illustration of a young girl sewing a crazy quilt for her doll accompanies the poem. My original scan is from the May 1885 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the…
Vintage Dress Form Magazine Ad and Clip Art ~ Free Digital Images
This vintage magazine advertisement claims that in the spring a woman’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of gowns and that nearly every woman can make her own dresses if she sets her mind to it. Of course the work is wonderfully simplified with the assistance of a Hall’s Bazar Form. The ad is from the June 1892 issue…
Measuring for Patterns ~ Free Vintage Sewing Image
Here is an aged and shabby vintage magazine article that describes methods of measuring for sewing patterns. The illustration is from the May 1904 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Woman Ironing Clothes ~ Free Vintage Graphics
This vintage image shows a woman ironing her clothes the old fashioned way. Before electricity, sadirons were commonly used for the job. The iron would have to be heated on a wood or coal burning stove until it was hot enough to take creases out of the clothing. Here is a black and white clip…
