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That is hilarious! I love those types of instructions. I had NO idea what I was supposed to do. *hanging my head in shame*
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I find that oreo cookies can easily take the place of the powder. At least they taste better when you lick your fingers.
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Does this mean I have to pick the threads off of my shirt too?
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Originally Posted by dkabasketlady
I do get dressed every day, but NO bra or panties for me so that fails me with the corset. No make-up since I left the factory in 2002, so NO lipstick for me either,lol! If someone comes over to my house then they enter at their own risk or don't come over at all,lol!!
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These attitudes have always amused me as to where they originated - I don't think too many men would have cared how we looked whilst sewing, cooking, cleaning, (just so long as they didn't have to do it too often...) so - did we impose all of this on ourselves?? What a privilege to be somebody's slave..
Many thanks for the excerpta - very amusing. The 1950's school text books in Home Science in this country had similar entries. |
Oh I just saw this thread hahahahah....Well I am one that gets up and gets dressed and makeup et all, lol. I just feel good about myself when I am ready for the day. It sure was a good thing the day I was taken to emergency. I was showered dressed and made up. I have done it for years and hubby is always giving me compliments.
I guess the other part is that I have so many clothes from my shopping days hahahahahah...I have to wear them just like I have to use the fabric I buy...Now that's not to say that some days I do stagger out in my pj, and have coffee and sit in a daze for an hour or so before going through my ritual. Since I have always done my own hair and nails, it's no big deal. I don't mind cooking and do cook but not everyday as hubby does all the cleaning... |
Originally Posted by Quilter Day-by-Day
Originally Posted by Sadiemae
You mean pj's aren't the best thing to dress in. I guess I failed this test!
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I am so glad I didn't live back then. I would have never got any sewing done. Couldn't afford the plastic surgeon to make me look that damn good on a good day much less on a bad day.
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All dress up, with jewelry, for sewing! [ATTACH=CONFIG]140197[/ATTACH] |
Originally Posted by leatheflea
Most days Im rushing around at the last minute before dh gets home to get out of my jammies and comb my hair. spray some pledge in the air, pour bleach in the sink to make it smell like I did something besides sew.
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wow there was nothing in that article that pertained to me !!!
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I epically fail all of those rules.
I'm surprised it didn't say something about language. I'm known for swearing endlessly when something goes horribly wrong. |
HA!!!!
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Boy am I glad I wasn't sewing back then, Sweats and socks work real well and I guess I could do my nails?
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Doesn't everyone sew in their "party dress"?????
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Nothing but the best for me. I sew in my sweatpants and my husbands oversized shirts. I am who I am and for better or worse. If DH comes home and am busy sewing I tell him when he fixes him something he can bring me some too. After raising my family and giving them 100% of my time I now live for me. When husband retired so did I…. We have a partnership marriage, and if he thinks something needs done then he can do it and vise a verse. Been married 49 happy years
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{{{{uproarious laughter!!}}}} can't even type. as i sit here in my sweats with my hair pulled back in a clip to keep it out of my eyes. no husband to catch me but the dog would be surprised if i looked like that.
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I agree, we must all be sisters under the skin. I'm just glad to know there are so many like me. As for lipstick, they would go out of business if they depended on me. Never used all that stuff. I keep my house clean enough to be healthy and cluttered enough to be happy. My DH doesn't let things like that bother him. He's retired and we just enjoy each day the Good Lord gives us, him puttering in the yard or workshop and me in my sewing room. I do try to be flexible tho if he wants to go do something. I love my quilting but I love him more and I figure since I come from a line of long livers, I'll probably have plenty of time to quilt non stop later.
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But I don't wanna wear a dress while sewing!!
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oh no.. I picked the wrong attire today, blue striped flannel pj pants, purple Uggs (my feet are cold) and a red shirt..
oh dear!
Originally Posted by Caer Urfa
Just loved this excerpt from a Singer Sewing Book circa 1900. How many of you abide by these rules?
When you sew, make yourself as attractive as possible. Go through a beauty ritual of orderliness, have on a clean dress. Be sure your hands are clean, fingernails smooth - nail file and pumice will help. Always avoid hang nails. Keep a little bag full of French chalk near your sewing machine where you can pick it up and dust your fingers at intervals. This not only absorbs the moisture on your fingers, but helps keep your work clean. Have your hair in order, powder and lipstick put on with care. Looking attractive is a very important part of sewing for if you are making something for yourself, you will try it on at intervals in front of your mirror and you can hope for better results when you look your best. Again, sewing must be approached with the idea that you are going to enjoy it and if you are constantly fearful that a visitor will drop in or your husband come home and you will not look neatly put together, you will not enjoy your sewing as you should. Therefore "spruce up" at the beginning so that you are free to enjoy every part of the sewing you do. |
oh.. and I must say ~ a door-to-door salesman came today, rang the doorbell, I went to the door in my comfy flannel pj's (at 2:00 this afternoon), my hair on my head in a pony tail and my purple uggs ~ he asked if I was the "queen of the castle" and I said nope... I'm the maid.. ha ha ha ha!!
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Originally Posted by earlylace
too funny! I usually have a bad hair day while sewing!!!! OMG!
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funny, but I remember my aunt in Germany telling that the house should be done and always be dressed nice looking good for your husband when he comes home. that was in 1972 LOL. When I first got married I thought of that one day and got dressed and all and found out when I do DH comes in and just ask where is he taking me to dinner? after 30 years together if I have my street clothes on when I don't wnat to cook it still works like a charm.
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Originally Posted by pookie ookie
Sounds like Flylady. Dress to your shoes!
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Originally Posted by leatheflea
Most days Im rushing around at the last minute before dh gets home to get out of my jammies and comb my hair. spray some pledge in the air, pour bleach in the sink to make it smell like I did something besides sew.
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Times have really changed. We used to wear hats and gloves to church, and girls didn't wear jeans in those days!!! :lol: |
I usually do try to get dressed, brush my teeth and hair and get the bed made up before I start sewing.. otherwise I may not get them done before dinner.. I hate having gungy teeth all day, so I do those things first..
I didn't know it was a rule though. Good thing most of us didn't live in the 1900's, we'd all be in the pokey for one infraction or another no doubt!! |
Originally Posted by TX GMimi
Originally Posted by leatheflea
Most days Im rushing around at the last minute before dh gets home to get out of my jammies and comb my hair. spray some pledge in the air, pour bleach in the sink to make it smell like I did something besides sew.
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If my husband popped in he'd think I was having an affair!
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Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
So, would they consider this appropriate?
Thanks for sharing this cute photo!! :lol: :lol: :lol: |
Oh my goodness, there are others out there like me. The swiffer thingy in a corner and a can of scrubbing bubbles on the toilet tank, another touch.
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HIlarious. Let me remember to do all this before I sit at the machine next time - or not and stick with my usual comfort clothes, hahaha.
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Too cute-oh how times have changed!
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Oh wow, I have not cleaned my teeth, washed or even dressed today - slobbing around as have a very nasty cold and a temperature. Does that mean I can't touch my sewing if I feel like doing some? Where would I get all that stuff? Sorry, no will just tidy myself, drag a brush thro my hair and sit with a quilt over my knee while I do some dainty hand stitched in front of the TV this afternoon.
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Sounds too much like a job to me. I agree with the concept, but within reason. I don't put shoes on until I go out the door. You will sew better if you feel good though, so yeah, pretty yourself up!
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Originally Posted by Randa
Originally Posted by raedar63
I refuse to wear a bra while sewing or in my home for that matter , glad I didn't grow up in 1900's.
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Originally Posted by justflyingin
Originally Posted by pookie ookie
Sounds like Flylady. Dress to your shoes!
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Originally Posted by sherriequilts
Or throw them over your shoulders! Mine went from 32B to 42L.
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Originally Posted by sherriequilts
Originally Posted by Randa
Originally Posted by raedar63
I refuse to wear a bra while sewing or in my home for that matter , glad I didn't grow up in 1900's.
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