(photos via the LIFE photo archive @ google.com)
a recent post on the craft: blog mentioned the LIFE photo archive @ google.com. it's a huge collection of historic photographs that were published in the famed magazine in years past. one can virtually dig through said archive using keywords.
i had a fun time plugging terms into the search field on the site, such as: sewing, fashion, dressmaking, crocheting, knitting, needlepoint, needlework, quilting...and i got a kick out of the images that turned up (the results of some of those searches are shown above).
interesting, inspirational, and fun to look at, eh?