Sunday 26 February 2017

Adventures In Stitchcraft - Fashions in 1937

Welcome to another week of Adventures In Stitchcraft!




In 1937, fashions were becoming more tubular and natural in shape. Evening wear was long, jewellery was chunky and fox fur was popular.








Just like the long-line knitted suit in the February 1937 issue of Stitchcraft.








Accessories and shoes.






And how is the knitting coming along, I hear you ask? Maybe best not to ask! I am yet to cast on, although I have re-sized the whole pattern - hopefully correctly. I have located one skein of the blue yarn and I know I have a second one somewhere (it says so in my Ravelry stash!), I cannot seem to find it. One of the problems of having, dare I say, too much yarn?! I am definitely on a mission this year to NOT let myself buy any more yarn and to use up what I have. Ravelry's stash feature is very useful for this.



I will definitely locate that skein this week and have some progress to report next week - promise!


I will leave you with some images from another 1937 classic movie, Heidi starring Shirley Temple.






The grandfather is wonderful, just as I pictured him when reading the book.





6 comments:

  1. I watched Shirley Temple every Sunday when I was little. I must read her biography!

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    1. It is amazing how many movies she made - she was a hardworking little girl!

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  2. What a joy to visit and see such lovely pictures of the fashions from 1937, I loved looking at the shoes. Good luck finding your yarn.

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    1. Thank you - lots of crates to look through as it is not in the one it should be! I would love a pair of those shoes.

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  3. Is it just my imagination or was every lady of yesteryear so little and svelte?? I am loving these adventures in stitchcraft posts, Jayne. I too, used to watch the Shirley Temple movies when I was little. She was such a talented little girl and grew up to be a most wonderful lady. She seemed to escape the Hollywood curse of other child actors.

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    1. Thank you - I am enjoying researching them very much. Shirley Temple certain made a lot of movies; they are wonderful to re-watch.

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