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SEPTEMBER 2006

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2 - PAPER DOLLS

3 - BOOKS -
Victorian Paper Dolls

5 - A CENTURY OF AMERICAN
AD-BEAR-TISING

9 - VICTORIAN FARMHOUSE
COMES ALIVE

11 - HISTORY - Advice to a
Civil War Soldier - 1862

15 - ABIGAIL ADAMS AND
WOMEN'S RIGHTS

17 - CRAFTS - 1860s Berlin
Wool Purse

21 - ENTERTAINING - A
Victorian Halloween

23 - CHILDREN'S CORNER -
The Rolling Hoop

25 - IN THE MUSEUM - New
Bedford Whaling Museum

29 - DECORATING – Teapot &
Tea Calendar

31 - IN THE NEWS & ON THE
WEB

33 - INFORMATION

 

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Berlin Wool Bag

BAG OR WALLET
IN BERLIN WOOL AND BEADS

Godey’s Lady’s Book and Magazine, 1865

Many nineteenth century women's fashion publications provided a "Work Department" with instructions, illustrations and patterns to create fashion and household items. Today we can use these 100+ year old crafts to create unusual gifts and accessories for the Victorian enthusiast.

Taken from the pages of Godey's are the illustrated instructions to make your own Civil War era Berlin Wool purse or bag.  [CLICK for full article]

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