We only had scissors to cut fabric with? Up until a few years ago I didn't use anything but.
Sewing machines only sewed straight lines?
I sewed on a treadle through college even though Mom bought me a Singer "touch and sew" which never worked right.
Electric irons were only "dry"
Dry iron... Dampened clothes and rolled them ... Then still used a soda bottle with holes in top to sprinkle.
We "made" starch at home.
Stay-flo (?) starch . It was in a bottle and blue. Wash, rinse, dip in diluted starch and hang on the line.
Cotton, wool, silk, and linen were the only fibers available for fabric? (also jute for burlap)
I think I can go back almost that far.
Fabrics and thread came with a "boilfast" label?
I remember boil fast on thread. Will have to look through the old spools.
Pieces were cut out one at a time - templates were not made of plastic - cardboard, metal, paper
Cardboard and paper glued to sandpaper so it didn't slide easily are what I remember. I bought a metal template at a quilt show a year ago just to have it.