by Heather Vaughan Lee

The Lady’s Knitted Mitt is a lovely and quick fingerless glove based on an 1881 pattern published by Harper’s Bazar. Originally written for a crochet cotton or thread weight yarn, this modernized version uses a fingering (14 wpi) weight of a silk/merino blend. Knit from the bottom up, beautiful vintage details including eyelets, picots, and a turned hem. The all-over dropped stitch pattern is revealed at the end, and provides a bit of a thrill when you see how the glove transforms from a solid knit to one with an almost ribbed lacey texture.

by Heather Vaughan Lee

This pattern is based on one that originally appeared in the March 1876 issue of Harper’s Bazar. That version called for fine white cotton, and was most likely meant to be worn as a sleeping cap, such as the one worn in ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (aka A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore, 1823).

by Heather Vaughan Lee

Women in poor rural areas of the United States made clothing from cotton commodity textile bags out of necessity. The practice was especially prevalent during the extreme hardships of the Great Depression (1929–1933) and during other materials shortages brought on by World War II. Dresses made from these sacks are evidence of the critical role that home sewing of reused materials played in everyday lives.

by Heather Vaughan Lee (Editor)

Clothing and fashion accessories can serve as valuable primary sources for learning about our history. This unique book examines daily life in twentieth-century America through the lens of fashion and clothing.

by Heather Vaughan Lee

How did Hepsibeth A. Edwards’s silver knitting needles travel from Nantucket to Northern California? Heather shares this nineteenth- century mystery.

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A Sunflower Pincushion to Knit

Winter 2019 issue

by Mary D. Doering, Patricia Hunt-Hurst, Heather Vaughan Lee, and José Blanco F., Volume Editors

This unique four-volume encyclopedia examines the historical significance of fashion trends, revealing the social and cultural connections of clothing from the precolonial times to the present day.

Awards

• Best Reference 2015 — Library Journal
• 2016 Editors' Top Community College Resources - Reference — Choice
• 2017 Best Reference Source — RUSA

Contributor, Heather Vaughan Lee

From simple to sophisticated, elegant to excessive, discover more than three thousand years of shifting trends and innovative developments in the world of style. Tracing the evolution of fashion — from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today — this book is a stunningly illustrated guide to the art of clothing.

By Heather Vaughan Lee

Hulda Petterson Gibb (1886–1973) of Minnesota made booties for her grandchildren (the Barrons) in the 1940s and 1950s. The bootie pattern was reportedly a part of her Scottish husband’s family tradition. (Hulda’s parents were immigrants from Norway.)