Where it all began... |
This year is flying past so quickly, I can't believe how little I've blogged! And I don't even have a particularly good excuse for not doing so either. What HAVE I been doing? I must have just been existing really...
Well, I want to put that straight RIGHT NOW! So I'm going to share with you all something from my childhood...
They like their embroidered tops, don't they? |
Embroidered dress |
They don't make dresses like that anymore... cute embroidery though! |
Oh! The pictures! To me, they are the very essence of the 70s... a mixture of really good design, and terrible fashion sense! Or was it really good fashion sense?
Anyway, she claimed them back from me after I'd left home, so I hadn't seen them for about 20 years, until now! I think I saw someone's pictures of them on Flickr or on a blog which piqued my interest again, but I hadn't forgotten them. Then when I found a set of a few on eBay, from a UK seller, I just had to bid for them! And they arrived yesterday! Hurrah!
Don't look so fed-up love... the embroidery is pretty, but the puffy sleeves... well, they're something else! :D |
Do you think her hair is meant to look like those ice-cream embroideries? Aw bless... |
To start us off then, I'm going to share with you this collection of embroidery designs. Aren't they cute? These pictures and the embroidery designs are all from part 10. Just click on the picture below to get the full-size image.
The embroidery designs - click to bring up the full-size version |
Best wishes
Joey xx
Wow, I remember this! My mum used to get it and I still have a few of her old copies!
ReplyDeleteHi there Vixie! Well, you know what to do... dig them out, scan in something good and post it to the new Flickr group, Golden Hands Crafts - For Everyone! http://www.flickr.com/groups/golden_hands_crafts/ It would be fab to see them, what issue numbers are they?
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
Joey
hey Joey! I don't remember Golden Hands at all (a young'un like me!!) but it's fab to see these snippets. They really are so dated aren't they! I love that front cover with the apple print! hahaa it looks so primitive. i will def keep an eye out for any copies in charity shops and stuff for you! love J. xx
ReplyDeleteI was trying to figure out why all the pics looked SO familiar, and I hunted down my book "The Complete Book of Knitting, Crochet, and Embroidery" ... edited by Pam Dawson, published by Marshall Cavendish. The same pictures are right there at the beginning of the embroidery section. My mother got me this book from some rummage store or yard sale when I was still a kid so I imagine that it contains a lot of the same pleasant memories for me that your magazines do for you. :)
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it contains the entirety of the magazines? It's quite an inspirational book.