tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post3784443535755141466..comments2024-03-18T18:45:59.168-07:00Comments on Home Living: The Colorful Garments Painted by Eugene de Blaas (1815-1894)Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-66354839123162500502009-08-23T14:34:25.617-07:002009-08-23T14:34:25.617-07:00Thank you for showing such beautiful pictures to r...Thank you for showing such beautiful pictures to receive inspiration from. Since spring/summer is almost over, do you have any pictures to post which depict fall/winter fashions? I would love to see the rich colors and how they are used. I'm getting ready to sew a few dresses and would like to see a few examples. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-89732004717797318342009-07-30T07:36:28.324-07:002009-07-30T07:36:28.324-07:00I like your style! Your dresses are inspiring me ...I like your style! Your dresses are inspiring me to sew more. I'm sewing slips this month. Have a photo of 2 recent ones on my blog, Elizabethian Tea. You display the most beautiful paintings besides your pretty dresses. Thanks for all the inspiration. ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-26598082802672107402009-07-29T10:39:48.832-07:002009-07-29T10:39:48.832-07:00The dresses you are showing are lovely. I notice t...The dresses you are showing are lovely. I notice the patterns you use for your dresses do not have zippers. I have a dress pattern that calls for a back zipper. Is there a way to leave out the zipper and still have it go over the head and fit properly as well? I would appreciate any suggestions! Thank you for this series which is most informative!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-29708919676361149942009-07-29T09:09:05.057-07:002009-07-29T09:09:05.057-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,
Thank you for your beautiful ser...Dear Lady Lydia,<br /><br />Thank you for your beautiful series on feminine dress. I have really enjoyed the retrospective as well as your dress-making skills.<br /><br />Thank you again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-70787259122971608472009-07-28T20:22:43.775-07:002009-07-28T20:22:43.775-07:00Beautiful Lydia,
Thank you for sharing these gorg...Beautiful Lydia,<br /> Thank you for sharing these gorgeous photos of yourself and these paintings. It makes motherhood seem so, normal.<br /><br />It makes me want to be a better mother seeing the beautiful women doting on and loving their children with their modest full dresses. What lovely paintings. <br /><br />May the Lord revive His work of motherhood, modesty and humility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-84615285106773144802009-07-28T20:08:02.596-07:002009-07-28T20:08:02.596-07:00Thank you for your many tips on health and skin ca...Thank you for your many tips on health and skin care. You choose a natural, uncomplicated approach. The best kind! The less we mess around with what God has given us in the way of food, the healthier it is in almost every case. And this often means we have to be at home to take the time to cook real food and not use the convenience products promoted in supermarkets. <br /><br />Sleep is such Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-38377203006470124442009-07-28T17:57:51.724-07:002009-07-28T17:57:51.724-07:00Yes definitely pre wash any cotton!! Stick it in t...Yes definitely pre wash any cotton!! Stick it in the cold water rinse of any of your laundry that you already have going. It is so important to pre-shrink. You can find the no-iron muslin, which might help with the wrinkling problem. I do hope to have a start-to-finish dress, where I will show pictures of washing and drying and cutting, for beginners.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-60753370742399512492009-07-28T16:39:34.825-07:002009-07-28T16:39:34.825-07:00I agree. The snobbish pressure on women not to wea...I agree. The snobbish pressure on women not to wear dresses is just awful. Yet, there is nothing wrong with wearing dresses and looking like a female.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-58498177304423892332009-07-28T15:11:06.340-07:002009-07-28T15:11:06.340-07:00These posts like all yours are just so inspiring. ...These posts like all yours are just so inspiring. The comments from you and others are also full of wonderful encouragment and ideas. Thank you for doing this for us.<br /><br />Including these recent wonderful subjects, dressing femininely and caring for our health, could you address even more ways to 'love our husbands'. You truly are so adept at describing specific examples of how toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-79073095754481714862009-07-28T12:40:27.675-07:002009-07-28T12:40:27.675-07:00I live in a small town in a rural area where most ...I live in a small town in a rural area where most of the older and elderly people meet each day to eat their noon meal at the senior nutrition center. All the ladies wear "toddler clothes" -- pull-on stretch pants or elastic-waist jeans and a t-shirt, some with nice short curly hair, some with buzzed hair. One woman would always, even in her 90's, wear nice slacks and a blouse, orAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-64125573719334504772009-07-28T12:08:29.280-07:002009-07-28T12:08:29.280-07:00Yes, I believe sleep is a natural healer and build...Yes, I believe sleep is a natural healer and builder of the immune system. That is one reason women should be at home, and not trying to hold down two jobs, burning the candle at both ends. It is impossible to rest properly outside the home.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-23660376805085282562009-07-28T12:07:28.878-07:002009-07-28T12:07:28.878-07:00dear Mrs. Sherman,
You have spoken of womens hand...dear Mrs. Sherman,<br /><br />You have spoken of womens hands and compared today's girls with the past, where women kept their fingers busy doing good things. Look at these paintings and see what is in their hands! Compare that today to the average young girl sitting on a sidewalk in jeans. Whatever she has in her hands, will not be something we will want to admire in years to come. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-86534756213720715572009-07-28T11:59:11.097-07:002009-07-28T11:59:11.097-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,
thanks for your tips on taking c...Dear Lady Lydia,<br /><br />thanks for your tips on taking care of one's health. I also share the opinion, that healthy natural food and enough sleep are sufficient under normal circumstances, and that one doesn't need to take vitamins. <br /><br />My grandmother always wears skirts and blouses and wears her hair up in a soft bun. She's a homemaker like I would like ot be one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-76078529519595058502009-07-28T08:20:01.720-07:002009-07-28T08:20:01.720-07:00I and one little girl were the only ones wearing a...I and one little girl were the only ones wearing a dress to church Sunday. Everybody else, mostly women over 60, wore shorts, above-the-knee discernably divided culottes, pedal-pushers, capris, and stretch pants. One younger woman "dressed up" in blue jeans and a t-shirt. I have been trying to be an example, since I am the pastor's wife, but get nowhere. I buy my clothing in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-52796606698375375032009-07-28T08:14:29.841-07:002009-07-28T08:14:29.841-07:00I know what you mean about how the old women look ...I know what you mean about how the old women look today, "Anon. at 7:20." They all have shaved heads and wear fat pants and a saggy t-shirt. My and my husband's grandmothers, born in the late 1800's and early 1900's, always wore a housedress (they didn't always bother to wear stockings and girdles at home, but put them on if company came over or if they went out), withAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-36643341722058838102009-07-28T07:20:31.687-07:002009-07-28T07:20:31.687-07:00I agree with your observation about the older wome...I agree with your observation about the older women. They need to be an example in what they wear. A grandmother used to be someone that had dignity and that you felt a lot of respect for, even if it was just an elderly woman you did not know. She had her hair up and a dress and an apron and she loved her home, loved hospitality, and was not just modest but had elegance. Now the way they walk Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-7716220945082537802009-07-28T07:12:43.016-07:002009-07-28T07:12:43.016-07:00For health and skin care I would have to do a post...For health and skin care I would have to do a post on brocoli.<br /><br />Brocoli contains protein and the same amount or more of Vitamin C as oranges.<br /><br />I cut it in very small slices, almost slivered, and roast it in olive oil in a pan on top of the stove. It is sometimes called sauteing. I do not cook it all the way but leave it a bit crisp, by cutting off the heat before it is done Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-8667473056281490012009-07-28T06:27:23.889-07:002009-07-28T06:27:23.889-07:00I commented already, but wanted to add something I...I commented already, but wanted to add something I just saw when searching for the pattern you used for this dress. Simplicity 2901 is listed as being "out of print" on the Simplicity website, but it can still be ordered there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-41002216986747145092009-07-28T05:48:21.034-07:002009-07-28T05:48:21.034-07:00Thank you for posting specific pattern numbers for...Thank you for posting specific pattern numbers for easy to make dresses (no zippers, etc.). While I can do the intermediate type projects, the easier ones go much faster and when you tell us what patterns you use, it saves me from having to search the catalogs for something suitable while trying to watch my kids. <br /> <br />On our way to Mass the other day, we passed some elderly people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-38377067590003983322009-07-28T05:22:05.527-07:002009-07-28T05:22:05.527-07:00Keepin house does take time, but if you get yourse...Keepin house does take time, but if you get yourself on an organized schedule, there is plenty of time for sewing, gardening, writing, and homeschooling. <br /><br />Thank you for another wonderful post. I never tire of these and have been inspired to sew more. I haven't worn pants since the beginning of the series. Until all my dresses are finished, I'm wearing some thrift store skirts Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-15888720035443325082009-07-28T05:04:25.240-07:002009-07-28T05:04:25.240-07:00Rather than set aside whole days for sewing, I muc...Rather than set aside whole days for sewing, I much prefer to do a little every day. There's almost always a little bit of time--half an hour or an hour--between finishing my day's work and the need to embark on dinner preparations. That's sewing time! My daughters frequently join me in the sewing room, and even my boys like to sit in with me and talk. There's something very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-29227346496040776212009-07-27T23:37:01.878-07:002009-07-27T23:37:01.878-07:00I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all your posts o...I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all your posts on your feminine and modest clothing. I am inspired by it all and find it all so attractive. Something I will request, however,(and you don't have to publish this comment if it embarrasses you) is for you to please post about your skin-care routine, healthy eating etc. It appears that you do a good job in this area. I am 46 and have always Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-70620640932274297182009-07-27T21:34:29.752-07:002009-07-27T21:34:29.752-07:00I also meant to say something about organizing one...I also meant to say something about organizing one's household chores, when one is sewing. Obviously, sewing a dress takes time, which one doesn't just have on hand. I also think, that three to four dresses a year are a good number, else one gets too much behind with one's normal life. <br />It's good to plan ahead before one embarks on a major sewing project. Preecook food would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-67654122048175831512009-07-27T20:06:31.123-07:002009-07-27T20:06:31.123-07:00the poor had very colorful clothing. It was the ri...the poor had very colorful clothing. It was the rich that determined the career clothing colors of gray and black, to match the buildings and offices that people worked in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-82032762752939244952009-07-27T19:47:30.872-07:002009-07-27T19:47:30.872-07:00Thank you again for sharing your clothing. One th...Thank you again for sharing your clothing. One thing this shows is that we as mature women can wear colors that are nice. As I had stated previously, I am tired of so many fashions being so blah---browns, blacks, navy. Mostly are solid colors. I love all of your dresses. I made a dress this week. I really like the way it came out. I changed it quite a bit from what the pattern called for. 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