Home Sewing Tips from the 1920s: A Chrysanthemum Corsage

Here is the perfect small project for autumn. With her typically simple illustrations and instructions, Ruth Wyeth Spears steps you and her home sewists in the 1920s through the creation of a lovely chrysanthemum corsage from scraps of silk. Are you ready to craft this lovely accent that you can wear on a coat, jacket, or dress?

Home Sewing Tips from the 1920s - Lovely Silk Dahlias!

This is perfect! I just planted dahlia bulbs in my garden today, and here is Ruth Wyeth Spears, showing us how to create lovely dahlias from silk. I love her recommendation to use several tones of one color for the best effect. It looks like a trip to the fabric store is in order. :)