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How Ginger Got the Job!
View post: How Ginger Got the Job!In honour of Labour Day, here is an advertising comic strip about sewing and a young woman’s job search. From my copy of the October 1939 McCall Style News, it’s another comic strip promoting J.C. Penney’s sewing department (click to enlarge): I love how Ginger’s transformation involves not only a freshly sewn dress in a cute diagonal…
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Stop the Traffic with Acrilan
View post: Stop the Traffic with AcrilanIt’s been a busy summer, and if you’re anything like me, you’re finishing up your summer sewing and preparing for fall. I’ll be posting some summer projects as soon as I have photos. In the meantime, I thought you might enjoy this 1959 ad from Acrilan’s “For an Active Life!” campaign: (Acrilan was produced by…
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