Comments on: Field Trip: Our Sewing Heritage

By: 1957 Cincinnati Reds Jersey | Sewer-Sewist

1957 Cincinnati Reds Jersey | Sewer-Sewist — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:12:28 +0000

[...] not the type to spend $250+ on an article of clothing, no matter how cool that I might find it. On our trip to Washougal, I found a lovely piece of white wool flannel (cream might be a more accurate description) and had [...]

By: Sewing Heritage: Women, Sewing & the WPA | Sewer-Sewist

Sewing Heritage: Women, Sewing & the WPA | Sewer-Sewist — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:58:59 +0000

[...] I’m personally interested in the subject, and have been for some time—even prior to our post of the same title. I have both a B.A. and an M.A. in Women’s Studies and my focus was on history (at one point, [...]

By: Alabama Stitch Book Giveaway | Sewer-Sewist

Alabama Stitch Book Giveaway | Sewer-Sewist — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:07:14 +0000

[...] and of its self is sustainable… If you’re not feeling green, share something about your sewing heritage, which is a huge theme in the book. If you do both, I’ll enter you [...]

By: Sewer-Sewist » Book Review: Alabama Stitch Book

Sewer-Sewist » Book Review: Alabama Stitch Book — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:26:47 +0000

[...] the craft of working with cotton that used to be tremendously important in Alabama. As I’ve written about before, is something that’s really important to me, and I really salute Ms. Chanin (’cause [...]

By: Sewer-Sewist » What’s going on?!

Sewer-Sewist » What’s going on?! — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:37:58 +0000

[...] thing. The fabric. It was a wool “melange” that we got at the Woolen Mill Annex during our little field trip last month. Pretty stuff, a beige and black herringbone with a blue and red windowpane woven into the fabric [...]

By: Sewer-Sewist » Vintage Cool

Sewer-Sewist » Vintage Cool — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:47 +0000

[...] Josh, my mom and I went on our little adventure to beautiful Washougal, Washington last month, I picked up some lovely dusty blue wool from the Pendleton Woolen Mill Store [...]

By: clevergirl

clevergirl — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:45:15 +0000

Hi there, I have seen your blog before and was surprised and pleased that you read my recent review of the Betsy Ross fancy pants. Thanks for your support — I have sewn a number of other garments since then and think I could do better with those pants knowing what I know now. But I will take your advice and sew up a New Look or Simplicity pants pattern next.

I hope you will post pics of your Pendleton skirt knock-offs!

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:44:52 +0000

I remember the reversible skirts from high school in the 60s. I loved them but could never afford one. There was one I particularly liked and it was lavender and aqua. Just gorgeous!!

By: Sister Diane

Sister Diane — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:07:41 +0000

Wow, this is a great post on so many levels! First, I’ve been wanting to get out to the Woolen Mill Store forever, and so it’s cool to see some of what’s there. And now, you have me jonesing for a trip to Washougal.

I love the story of your family heritage, AND the idea of sewing with locally-produced fabrics.

Thank you so much for sharing all this! What a cool day. . . .